Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:1022. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.051
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Images in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Unusual Complication of Aortic Valve Grape-Like Myxoma
Wojciech Dyk, MD, PhDa,*,
Marek Konka, MD, PhDb
a First Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
b Department of Congenital Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
* Address correspondence to Dr Dyk, First Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiology, Alpejska Str 42, Warsaw, 04-628, Poland (Email: wojdyk@ikard.pl).
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A 15-year-old boy was transferred to our hospital because of an acute myocardial infarction and persistent chest pain. His electrocardiogram showed an inferior and anterolateral infarct with persistent ST elevation and Q-wave. Elevations were documented in the levels of troponin . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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