Multiple aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma: An unusual presentation of a rare tumor

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 494-496

  Neuman, Yoram ^b   Luthringer, Daniel J ^b   Kobal, Sergio ^b   Miyamoto, Takashi ^b   Trento, Alfredo ^a   Siegel, Robert J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART TUMOR; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037544032     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(03)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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