Nonsurgical Management of a Tricuspid Valvular Pedunculated Papillary Fibroelastoma
Presented by:
Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Sang-Hoon Seol, Dong-Soo Kim, Yang-Chun Han, Ki-Hun Kim, Young-Bok Kim, Dong-Kie Kim, Ung-Kim, Tae-Hyun Yang, Dae-Kyeong Kim and Doo-Il Kim
Summary points:
A 25-year-old female, with a history of kidney transplant for lupus nephritis, presents for evaluation and management of a cardiac mass found on a transthoracic echocardiogram. Transesophageal echocardiography and drug therapy are described; images provided. The authors discuss the nonsurgical management of a pedunculated tricuspid valvular mass suggesting a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma.