Giant blood cyst of the mitral valve.
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.
Pelikan
H M
HM
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Tsang
T S
TS
Seward
J B
JB
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