Abstract
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.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), e537-540
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Alkuwaiti, F. A., Elghoneimy, Y., & Sami (2025). Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), e537-540. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019
MLA 9
Alkuwaiti, Feras A., et al. "Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 2025, pp. e537-540. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019.
Chicago (author–date)
Alkuwaiti, Feras A., Yasser Elghoneimy, and Sami. 2025. "Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (4): e537-540. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019.
Harvard
Alkuwaiti, F. A., Elghoneimy, Y. and Sami (2025) 'Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), pp. e537-540. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019.
Vancouver
Alkuwaiti FA, Elghoneimy Y, Sami. Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(4):e537-540. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019
IEEE
F. A. Alkuwaiti, Y. Elghoneimy, and Sami, "Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. e537-540, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019.