Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral valve chordae

The most frequent location is the valvar endocardium of the aortic valve (30%) and the mitral valve (20-25%) Only 10% are non-valvar. Because of their potential for cerebral and coronary embolisation, even small papillary fibroelastomas should be excised, even in asymptomatic patients.

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Published in:	Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 90; no. 12; p. 1397
Main Authors:	Remadi, J P, Degandt, A, Rakotoarivello, Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01-12-2004 BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD Copyright 2004 by Heart
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Catheters Chordae Tendineae - pathology Fibroma - pathology Heart Neoplasms - pathology Humans Images in cardiology Medical sciences Miscellanea Mitral Valve - pathology Tumors Heart Mitral valve Benign neoplasm
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Summary:	The most frequent location is the valvar endocardium of the aortic valve (30%) and the mitral valve (20-25%) Only 10% are non-valvar. Because of their potential for cerebral and coronary embolisation, even small papillary fibroelastomas should be excised, even in asymptomatic patients.
Bibliography:	PMID:15547011 local:0901397 ark:/67375/NVC-8G88TVQM-1 href:heartjnl-90-1397.pdf istex:B7C9C0E008BA02D9F0EF8A780683182CC22AFE8C ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1355-6037 1468-201X
DOI:	10.1136/hrt.2003.032870