Open AccessA very rare case of incidental aortic valve fibrolipoma
Author(s) -
Rickesh Bharat Karsan,
Ronan J. Kelly,
E Healy,
Reuben Jeganathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivab272
Subject(s) - medicine , palpitations , aortic valve , aortic valve replacement , lesion , cardiology , surgery , radiology , stenosis
Cardiac valve fibrolipomas are extremely rare. We report a case of a 38-year-old female initially presenting with palpitations and moderate aortic incompetence who was found to have a lipomatous growth of the aortic valve. She underwent aortic valve repair with good postoperative results. Histopathogy verified the lesion as a fibrolipoma. This is the first reported case of fibrolipoma in the aortic valve, whilst aiming to consider repair as a surgical option in young patients with such growths.