Danielson DS, Zheng DJ, Mayberg SC, Raskin S, Young JN. Complex aortic valve repair following excision of a papillary fibroelastoma.
J Card Surg 2011;
26:175-7. [PMID:
21332790 DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01210.x]
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Abstract
Complex aortic valve repair after mass lesion resection, in an otherwise normal, thin leafleted valve, is rarely described in the literature. We present a 68-year-old woman who underwent resection of an asymptomatic aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma. Due to extensive involvement of her left coronary cusp, the resection resulted in a significant defect in the leaflet, requiring a complex repair to preserve her otherwise normal aortic valve. We describe the operative findings, repair technique, and associated literature.
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