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SUBMITTER: Kurosawa K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281484 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kurosawa Koji K Negishi Kazuaki K Tateno Rieko R Koitabashi Norimichi N Koike Norimasa N Mohara Jun J Takahashi Toru T Arai Motohiro M Nakazato Youichi Y Arai Masashi M Kurabayashi Masahiko M
Journal of cardiology cases 20130430 1
Papillary fibroelastoma (PFE) is a well-known primary cardiac tumor, but multiple PFEs are rare. We report an interesting case with multiple PFEs that were clearly demonstrated and evaluated with real time three-dimensional (RT3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). A 77-year-old woman was referred to our institution with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the hip. Transthoracic echocardiography showed an abnormal structure on the aortic valve. Although two-dimensional TEE revealed typical cha ...[more]