Nonsurgical Management of a Left Ventricular Pedunculated Papillary Fibroelastoma: A Case Report

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 877.e4-877.e7

  Mutlu, Halil ^a   Demir, Ihsan Ekin ^b   Leppo, Jeffrey ^a   Levy, William K ^a  

^a BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Echocardiographic; Fibroelastoma; Management; Nonsurgical

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM; DILTIAZEM; FUROSEMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; INSULIN GLARGINE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; MULTIVITAMIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIFE EVENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 45849150370     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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