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  • Title: Transesophageal echocardiographic localization of an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma during routine coronary artery bypass surgery.
    Author: Autz L, Krieger KH, Yao FS.
    Journal: J Heart Valve Dis; 1993 Nov; 2(6):662-4. PubMed ID: 7719507.
    Abstract:
    Papillary fibroelastomas are rare, primary cardiac tumors most often diagnosed incidentally at autopsy. These tumors have been associated with embolism, neurologic injury, coronary ischemia and sudden death. We report a case of clinical detection of an asymptomatic aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma by transesophageal echocardiography. The mass was an incidental finding during routine coronary artery bypass surgery. This finding dictated a change in the operative approach to include resection of the aortic valve mass in addition to coronary revascularization.
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