Why the study?
Papillary fibroelastomas are rare primary cardiac tumors that can cause highly morbid complications and are increasingly diagnosed with advanced imaging techniques.
Population
A 71-year-old woman with an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma
Comparison
Minimally invasive robot-assisted aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma excision and repair
Design
Case report
Authors
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Demonstrates feasibility of robot-assisted repair in one case; leaves open need for larger studies before wider adoption.
This case report demonstrates the feasibility of minimally invasive robot-assisted excision and repair for aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma.
Napoli et al. (2023) studied this question.
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