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  • Title: Asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve.
    Author: Iwashita C, Oki S, Saito T, Misawa Y.
    Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 2010 Aug; 58(8):420-2. PubMed ID: 20703864.
    Abstract:
    We report an asymptomatic case of a papillary fibroelastoma adherent to the mitral anterior leaflet. Transthoracic echocardiography of an 85-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation and no thromboembolic episodes, revealed a cardiac tumor on the mitral valve. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated typical findings for a papillary fibroelastoma. The tumor was successfully removed using a shave excision technique. Currently, these tumors are found incidentally in asymptomatic patients by advanced diagnostic modalities.
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