A local cryotherapy with percutaneous tumour removal as a successful treatment option in patient with tricuspid valve fibroelastoma papillare

An 80-year-old woman with chronic atrial fibrillation and multiple comorbidities was admitted due to symptomatic complete atrioventricular block. An echocardiography revealed a 7.5 × 6.8 × 5.8 mm tumour floating on atrial surface of the posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve ( Panel A and B ). An approach with transvenous cardiac pacemaker and surgical resection of the tumour …