Pulmonary valve cyst in an adult. Case report.
A case is described of an asymptomatic woman who had typical findings of mild pulmonic stenosis. Right heart catheterization revealed a 44 mm. Hg gradient across the pulmonary outflow tract, and a filling defect was discovered by angiography. On surgical exploration, the defect was found to be a benign cyst attached to the anterior leaflet of the pulmonary valve.
D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D002932:Cineangiography; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic