title: Giant blood cyst of the mitral valve.
abstract: We report a rare case of giant blood cyst originating from the anterior mitral valve leaflet and chordae tendineae, which was incidentally discovered during a 2-dimensional echocardiography examination performed for assessment of left ventricular function after an uncomplicated myocardial infarction in a 50-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Pelikan
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seward
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications