Key result
Surgical excision successfully treated a rare aortic valve myxoma in a 40-year-old male who presented with an embolic stroke.
Why the study?
Myxomas originating from the aortic valve are rare.
Case Report (n=1)
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Aortic valve myxomas are rare but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of embolic stroke, and can be successfully treated with surgical excision.
May support aortic valve myxoma in embolic stroke differentials; extends sparse case data on surgical outcomes.
Myxomas originating from the aortic valve are rare. We report a 40-year-old male patient who presented to the King Fahd Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, in 2017 with a stroke. Transoesophageal echocardiography indicated a mobile mass measuring 6 × 2 mm attached to the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve and a mobile interatrial septum with a small patent foramen ovale (PFO). The patient underwent surgical excision of the mass and direct closure of the PFO. Histopathology confirmed the mass to be a myxoma. Despite their rarity, the recognition and treatment of valvular myxomas is very important; moreover, clinicians should be aware that affected patients may present with an embolic stroke.
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Alkuwaiti et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Aortic Valve Myxoma presenting with stroke (n=1). Surgical excision of the mass and direct closure of the PFO was evaluated. Surgical excision successfully treated a rare aortic valve myxoma in a 40-year-old male who presented with an embolic stroke.
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