title: Blood cyst of the mitral valve: detection by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Two-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography have become important modalities in the evaluation of the mechanism of symptomatic mitral regurgitation. We report the use of echocardiography in the detection of an unusual cause of mitral regurgitation, that of multiple large blood cysts involving the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Picard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001769:Blood; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology