Multimodality imaging of aortic valve fibroelastoma
Author(s) -
Sachin S. Saboo,
Yiannis S. Chatzizisis,
Ashish Khandelwal,
R. Morton Bolman,
Michael L. Steigner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jet032
Subject(s) - palpitations , transthoracic echocardiogram , transesophageal echocardiogram , medicine , aortic valve , papillary fibroelastoma , cardiology , echogenicity , cusp (singularity) , intracardiac injection , radiology , ultrasound , geometry , mathematics
A 66-year-old hypertensive female with occasional palpitations and non-specific ECG changes underwent screening transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed a 1.0 × 0.7 cm, mobile, echogenic mass attached to the left aortic valve cusp ( Panel A , Supplementary data online, Video S1 ). Subsequent transoesophageal echocardiogram confirmed the presence and anatomical location of the mass ( Panels B and C …
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