Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Korean Society of Echocardiography (한국심초음파학회)
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NATIVE AORTIC VALVE THROMBOSIS RESEMBLING PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA

  • Kim, Minkwan (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Suk-Hyun (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Sang Yi (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, Eu Gene (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Eui Han (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Nam, Hwa Seong (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Hyuk (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Kyungil (Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Dong-A University Hospital)
  • Received : 2014.02.26
  • Accepted : 2014.08.20
  • Published : 2014.09.27
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Abstract

The differential diagnosis of cardiac mass is important in determining the therapeutic plan and avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention. Non-invasive imaging methods would be useful in the diagnosis of suspected cardiac mass, because they may provide earlier diagnosis and more accurate assessment of cardiac mass. Native aortic valve thrombosis is a rare disorder and difficult to differentiate from a tumor, and in particular, a papillary fibroelastoma. Thus, the clinical decision making with imaging modalities should be performed cautiously. We recently met a female patient who had a aortic valve mass resembling papillary fibroelastoma in normal native valve. The patient underwent a surgical resection and the pathologic finding showed an organized thrombus with no evidence of papillary fibroelastoma.

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