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The Right Anterior Thoracotomy Approach to Resect a Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve

A cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPFE) is reported to be the second most common cardiac neoplasm after myxoma cordis. CPFEs are histologically benign, frequently asymptomatic, but highly thrombogenic, which could lead to systemic and peripheral embolization. We present a case of a 68-year-old-pati...

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Autores principales: Topal, Besir, Hindori, Vikash, Pouwels, Sjaak, Riezebos, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7105234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257681
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7136