[HSF] aortic cusp mass

[Ani Anyanwu]

What business did an asymptomatic 82 year old have going near an echocardiogram machine? Only in America I suppose. The poor sleeping dog has probably been asleep for years if not decades and now is awake and has woken up too all those around this poor lady. Another reminder to us not to run tests in asymptomatic patients except one is ready to deal with whatever one finds.
 
Ani
 


> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:23:08 -0800> From: tacuff at swbell.net> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> CC: > Subject: [HSF] aortic cusp mass> > I have an 82 year old woman asymptomatic with a 2cm smooth polypoid mass based on a tricuspid leaflet of the aortic valve. My partner recently did an resection for a fibroelastoma of the same which there are a few reported cases. Anyone seen this or a complication of this? It does not look or move like a vegetation.> > tea> _______________________________________________> OpenHeart-L mailing list> > Send postings to:> OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, to CHANGE email address, or to view archives:> http://mmp.cjp.com/mailman/listinfo/openheart-l> > All messages transmitted by the OpenHeart-L are subject to the policies and > disclaimers posted at:> http://www.hsforum.com/listdisclaim> -----------------------------------------
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