Bileaflet blood cysts on the mitral valve in an adult.
Blood cysts within the heart are very rare entities in adults. The authors present possibly the first ever case in which blood cysts were found on both mitral valve leaflets. A 65-year-old woman was referred for transthoracic echocardiography because of vague chest discomfort. Transthoracic echocardiography displayed echo-free cysts on the tips of both mitral valve leaflets. Subsequent transesophageal echocardiography confirmed this finding. The blood cysts were successfully surgically removed.
Dencker
Magnus
M
Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital MAS, Malmö, Sweden. magnus.dencker@skane.se
Jexmark
Towa
T
Hansen
Flemming
F
Tydén
Patrik
P
Roijer
Anders
A
Lührs
Carsten
C
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure