Heart Bypass Surgery

Research from S. Mohammadi et al broadens understanding of heart bypass surgery

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, December 12th, 2007

According to recent research from Canada, "Papillary fibroelastomas have been increasingly described since the widespread use of cardiac echocardiography. Most often diagnosed incidentally, papillary fibroelastomas may embolize, mainly to the cerebral circulation."

"The aortic valve is predominantly affected. The left ventricle is the most frequent nonvalvular location. We present a case of a 59-year-old man who had recurrent episodes of cerebral ischemic attacks and required coronary artery bypass surgery. The overall neurologic investigation was normal, including a transthoracic echocardiography. A 5 x 5 mm pedunculated, mobile mass was described on the intraoperative...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2007-12-12)

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