title: Lipoma of the aortic valve in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We hereby report the first--to the best of our knowledge--case of primary lipoma of the aortic valve. The tumor has been diagnosed by echocardiography supported by magnetic resonance imaging in a 63-year-old man with acute inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and one-vessel coronary artery disease. Five weeks from the onset of STEMI, direct implantation of a bare metal stent into the right coronary artery was successfully undertaken and 6 weeks later aortic valve with an encapsulated mass was excised with subsequent artificial valve implantation. Histological examination revealed typical features of lipoma. Three months after the operation the patient was asymptomatic and exhibited a good function of the artificial valve.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surdacki
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kapelak
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brzozowska-Czarnek
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Frasik
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jasztal
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rakowski
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sorysz
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szastak
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chyrchel
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Słowiok
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbanik
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadowski
authors.forename: Jacek S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dubiel
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D014463:Ultrasonography