This case highlights the importance of careful echocardiographic analysis and histopathological examination in the differential diagnosis of valvular masses, as papillary fibroelastomas can mimic vegetations.
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Supports individualized surgical decisions for mitral fibroelastomas; leaves open need for larger studies on natural history and thresholds.
Prifti et al. (2015) studied this question.
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