Aortic valve tumor causing acute myocardial infarction in a child.
A 10-year-old child presented with biventricular failure after an acute myocardial infarction. On investigation a large tumor arising from the aortic valve was diagnosed. The patient underwent successful aortic valve replacement for complete excision of the tumor mass, which was reported to be a papillary fibroelastoma. This case report highlights the unusual presentation of an aortic valve tumor in a child with myocardial infarction. The surgical dilemmas of the timing of the operation and the nature of the operation are discussed.
Deodhar
A P
AP
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Tometzki
A J
AJ
Hudson
I N
IN
Mankad
P S
PS
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*