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Papillary fibroelastoma of the right atrial appendage: Is it that rare?
Author(s) -
Pilato Giuseppe,
Argirò Alessia,
Barletta Giuseppe,
Del Bene Maria Riccarda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14789
Subject(s) - papillary fibroelastoma , right atrium , medicine , radiology , appendage , cardiac imaging , cardiac tumors , histopathological examination , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , left atrium , anatomy , pathology
Papillary fibroelastoma (PF) of the right atrium accounts for 2% of nonvalvular cases, and right appendage (RAA) PF was described only once in literature. We present three cases of RAA PF in patients with unrelated symptoms undergoing 3‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic examination (3D‐TEE) scheduled for conventional indications. Key to diagnosis in routine practice resides in systematic examination of the right atrium and RAA in live 3D‐TEE imaging with backward and forward navigation of the real‐time pyramidal data. A review of literature is provided. Our experience demonstrates that systematic imaging of all cardiac structures with 3D‐TEE allows refining PF nosology.