[HSF] Aortic Valve Mass

[James S Gammie]

I think it is a papillary fibroelastoma, and needs to be removed
jsg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Bender" <ebender001 at charter.net>
To: "OpenHeart-L" <OpenHeart-L at hsforum.com>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:33 PM
Subject: [HSF] Aortic Valve Mass


> Here is a TEE picture of a pedunculated mass attached to the aortic
> valve somewhere in the vicinity of the left-right commissure.  No
> signs or symptoms of endocarditis.  Patient is a 50 year old female
> smoker with unexplained sinus tachycardia.  No aortic insufficiency,
> trace mitral insufficiency, normal EF.  What do you think this is?
>
> Ed Bender, MD
>
>
>


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