Incidental finding of a large pulmonary valve fibroelastoma: A case report

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-256

  Daccarett, Marcos ^a   Burke, Peter ^a   Saba, Souheil ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic incidental; Large fibroelastoma; Pulmonary valve; TEE; Transesophageal echocardiogram

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROMA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VALVE;

EID: 33646371949     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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