A rare case of left ventricular outflow obstruction.
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.
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Nuovo Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio, Cardiology Unit, Florence, Italy. sergiominneci@hotmail.com
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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