Blood cyst of the mitral valve apparatus in a woman with a history of orthotopic liver transplantation.
Blood cysts within the heart are rare findings in adults. We describe a case of a woman with a history of orthotopic liver transplantation who presented for an echocardiogram to evaluate a potential source of cerebrovascular embolism. A cystic mass attached to the submitral valve apparatus was identified by transthoracic and confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography. Surgical exploration and pathologic examination confirmed the mass to be a blood cyst attached to the chordal apparatus of the posterior papillary muscle. This case report highlights the use of echocardiography in diagnosing intracardiac blood cysts.
Kuvin
Jeffrey
J
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. jkuvin@tufts-nemc.org
Saha
Pabitra
P
Rastegar
Hassan
H
Salomon
Robert N
RN
Pandian
Natesa
N
Denofrio
David
D
D001769:Blood; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery