Multiple papillary fibroelastomas of the aortic valve: Case report

Prospective assessment of multiple cardiac papillary fibroelastomas

“…The aortic valve and the left ventricle were the site of at least one PFE in 75% and 38% of patients with multiple PFEs, respectively. This result is concordant with previous publications suggesting the aortic valve [5,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and the left ventricular endocardium [5,10,11,13,14] as the main site of multiple PFEs.…”

“…Small lesions (≤2 mm) were very difficult to identify even with TEE. In most cases these lesions were detected only by surgeons by careful examination of endocardial surfaces, in agreement with previous publications [5,9,11,[13][14][15][16][17].…”

Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma: Case report and review of the literature

“…CPF are incidental findings on either TTE or autopsy [1,4]. The clinical presentation is determined by location, size, and mobility of tumor and when they arise from left sided heart, systemic embolism is frequent [1,4].…”

“…Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma (CPF) is the third most common primary tumor of the heart and most commonly affect cardiac valves [1].…”

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma as a reason of transient ischemic attack for a young patient

“…It is found in all cardiac spaces and valves. Kim et al reported [7] cardiac fibroelastoma in the left ventricle, while Matsumoto et al reported [8] cardiac fibroelastoma in the aortic valve, both of which are mobile. In our case, cardiac fibroelastoma was mobile and found in the mitral valve.…”