title: Asymptomatic blood cyst of the papillary muscle in an adult undergoing coronary bypass surgery.
abstract: Blood-filled cysts of larger size attached to the heart valves represent a very rare finding in adults. We report here a case of a blood-filled cyst attached to the papillary muscle, demonstrating the importance of multimodal preoperative diagnostic imaging combining both echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Heart Center Rostock, Rostock, Germany. peter.donndorf@med.uni-rostock.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donndorf
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bermaoui
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Westphal
authors.forename: Gustav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steinhoff
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003560:Cysts / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome