Lipoma of the Mitral Valve.

Am J Cardiol

Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Published: April 2017

Described herein is a 67-year-old morbidly obese man who had a lipoma excised from his posterior mitral leaflet after it was found by echocardiogram. Findings in 6 other previously reported cases are reviewed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.067DOI Listing

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