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Fibromyxoid excrescence of the aortic valve that manifested after catheterisation and required resection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2014

Yasunobu Hayabuchi*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Miho Sakata
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Shoji Kagami
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
*
Correspondence to: Dr Y. Hayabuchi, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho-3, Tokushima 770-8305, Japan. Tel: +81 886 33 7135; fax: +81 886 31 8697; E-mail: hayabuchi@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy developed fibromyxoid excrescence of the aortic valve 2 years after balloon dilatation for simple coarctation. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a mobile mass on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Definitive diagnosis was achieved after operative resection. This pathology was attributed to injury during catheter manipulation. Catheterised patients should be followed up carefully to avoid missing morphological changes.

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Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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