title: [Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve as a cause of sudden death: case report].
abstract: A case of 80-year-old woman who died suddenly is presented. Her medical history comprised syncopes and hospitalisation for myocardial infarction 6 months before death. At the autopsy a large papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve was found. This probably produced intermittent obstruction of the coronary artery ostia.
authors.affiliation: Fingerlandův ústav patologie, Fakultní nemocnice, Hradec Králové.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomsová
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pohnĕtalová
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans