title: Aortic valve tumor causing acute myocardial infarction in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tometzki
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mankad
mesh_terms: 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*