title: Blood cyst of the mitral valve.
abstract: Blood cysts of the mitral valve are mostly benign diverticuli lined by endothelium and filled with blood and can be safely monitored with echocardiographic follow-up. We report a case of asymptomatic blood cyst of the mitral valve in a 63-year-old woman referred for a systolic murmur. At 3-year echo follow-up, the patient is free from notable clinical events.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy. grimaldi.antonio@hsr.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: Elvia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capritti
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radinovic
authors.forename: Santo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrarello
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cammalleri
authors.forename: Egidio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Collu
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammirati
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fumero
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benussi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Bonis
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zangrillo
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfieri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003560:Cysts / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography