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Complex Aortic Valve Repair Following Excision of a Papillary Fibroelastoma
Author(s) -
Danielson Daren S.,
Zheng Dennis J.,
Mayberg Stephanie C.,
Raskin Stephen,
Young J. Nilas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01210.x
Subject(s) - papillary fibroelastoma , medicine , asymptomatic , aortic valve repair , aortic valve , lesion , resection , surgery , cusp (singularity) , cardiology , aortic valve replacement , stenosis , aorta , geometry , mathematics , aortic root
Complex aortic valve repair after mass lesion resection, in an otherwise normal, thin leafleted valve, is rarely described in the literature. We present a 68‐year‐old woman who underwent resection of an asymptomatic aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma. Due to extensive involvement of her left coronary cusp, the resection resulted in a significant defect in the leaflet, requiring a complex repair to preserve her otherwise normal aortic valve. We describe the operative findings, repair technique, and associated literature . (J Card Surg 2011;26:175‐177)