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Asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve

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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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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

    Chihiro Iwashita, Shin-ichi Oki, Tsutomu Saito & Yoshio Misawa

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Iwashita, C., Oki, Si., Saito, T. et al. Asymptomatic papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 58, 420–422 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0561-7

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