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European Journal of Echocardiography 2007 8(5):401-403; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2006.06.009
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Copyright © 2006, The European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiography remains the standard for the diagnostic evaluation of left ventricular tumors: A case report with anatomical correlation

Aydin Basoglua, Axel De Wolfa, Paul Dendalea, Michel Vanbockrijckb, Marc Hendrikxc and Pascal Vranckxa,*

aDepartment of Cardiology, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
bDepartment of Pathology, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
cDepartment of Cardiac and Thoracic surgery, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium

Received 27 March 2006; received in revised form 2 June 2006; accepted after revision 15 June 2006.

pascal.vranckx{at}virgajesse.be

* Corresponding author. Hartcentrum, Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis, Stadsomvaart 11, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. Tel.: +32 11309589; fax: +32 11309328.


  Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Although the majority are benign, they may cause significant morbidity and mortality. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) is the primary imaging modality for the diagnosis of cardiac tumors. New and more complex non-invasive imaging modalities, such as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), do not always provide an added value. This is illustrated in the presented case report of a papillary fibroelastoma (PFE).

Keywords: Cardiac tumors; Papillary fibroelastoma; Echocardiography; Contrast echocardiography; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Stroke


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