Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve:An unusual cause of angina

作     者：Madan Raj Aryal Madan Badal Naba Raj Mainali Leena Jalota Rajesh Pradhan 

作者机构：Department of MedicineReading Health SystemWest ReadingPA 19611United States Department of MedicineDivision of CardiologyThomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphiaPA 19107United States 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第5卷第4期

页      面：102-105页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Papillary fibroelastoma Angina Aortic valve Surgical resection Embolic event 

摘      要：Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve is an uncommon benign tumor of the heart that can present with embolic *** report a case of 54-year-old lady with exertional chest pain and prior history of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction who was subsequently found to have a fibroelastoma of the aortic *** absence of angiographically significant coronary artery disease and resolution of anginal symptoms post-surgery in our patient points to the possibility of fibroelastoma causing these anginal *** uncommon,fibroelastoma are being recognized more frequently with the help of transesophageal ***,in the absence of significant coronary artery disease,we emphasize the importance of consideration of papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve as a cause of *** also discuss the key aspects of the fibroelastoma including presentation,diagnostic modalities and treatment options.