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Layer Microdissection of Tricuspid Valve Leaflets for Biaxial Mechanical Characterization and Microstructural Quantification
Published on: February 10, 2022
[Papillary Fibroelastoma on the Tricuspid Valve: Report of a Case]
Toshitaka Watanabe1, Toshiyuki Maeda, Satomi Inoue
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Prefectural Kitami Hospital, Kitami, Japan.
Abstract:
68-year-old male was diagnosed as a cardiac tumor detected by echocardiography, incidentally. He was asymptomatic but the tumor was removed surgically for the diagnostic therapy. It was diagnosed as a papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) clinically and pathologically. He was discharged from the hospital without any complication. PFE on the tricuspid valve is uncommon benign tumor of the heart. Because it is at risk of embolic events, we think it should be operated even if it exists the right side of the heart.
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