Bileaflet blood cysts on the mitral valve in an adult

Magnus Dencker; Towa Jexmark; Flemming Hansen; Patrik Tydén; Anders Roijer; Carsten Lührs

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.002

Bileaflet blood cysts on the mitral valve in an adult

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Sep;22(9):1085.e5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.002.

Authors

Magnus Dencker¹, Towa Jexmark, Flemming Hansen, Patrik Tydén, Anders Roijer, Carsten Lührs

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital MAS, Malmö, Sweden. magnus.dencker@skane.se

PMID: 19733795
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.002

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cysts / etiology*
Cysts / surgery*
Female
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Heart Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Prosthesis Failure*