title: A rare case of left ventricular outflow obstruction.
abstract: We report a patient with a mass originating from the anterior mitral valve leaflet causing severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Noninvasive imaging provided the best diagnostic tools for diagnosis. Histological findings showed a very rare giant blood cyst of the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Nuovo Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio, Cardiology Unit, Florence, Italy. sergiominneci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minneci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casolo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Popoff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulla
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Comin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedemonti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008943:Mitral Valve; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery