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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:538
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Right atrial papillary fibroelastoma associated with atrial septal defect, persistent superior vena cava, and coronary artery disease

Cipriano Abad, MDa, Pilar De la Rosa, MDb

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
b Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Lauten and coworkers1Go regarding the successful resection of a right atrial papillary fibroelastoma (PF). We have additional surgical experience with this infrequent location of the neoplasm.

A 60-year-old man with a history of arterial hypertension and a transient ischemic attack underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram, which demonstrated a mass inside the right atrium (RA). Further cardiologic evaluation including transesophageal echocardiogram and complete cardiac catheterization and . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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