Blood cyst of the mitral valve

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2012 Jan;13(1):46. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834d21b4.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Cysts / blood
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Diseases / blood
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Time Factors
  • Ultrasonography