[A case report of surgical treatment for left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma]

A case of surgical treatment for left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma was reported. The patient was 75-year-old male who was admitted with complete A V block. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a mobile rounded mass (15 mm x 15 mm) in the LV attached to the IVS. On the basis of this echo finding, operation was performed. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, an incision was made in the ascending aorta and the tumor was successfully removed through the aortic valve. The postoperative course was uneventful. To our knowledge, our case is the 10th surgical case in the Japanese literatures.