Aortic valve myxoma presenting with a stroke : a case report and review of the literature

Abstract EN

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.