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Romanian Journal of Cardiology
Volume 31 (2021): Issue 1 (March 2021)
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Blood cyst of the mitral valve – is it common? Case report
Ioana Ionac
Ioana Ionac
,
Cristian Mornos
Cristian Mornos
,
Horea Feier
Horea Feier
,
Alice Dema
Alice Dema
and
Adina Ionac
Adina Ionac
| Apr 30, 2022
Romanian Journal of Cardiology
Volume 31 (2021): Issue 1 (March 2021)
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Article Category:
Case Presentation
Published Online:
Apr 30, 2022
Page range:
111 - 115
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47803/rjc.2021.31.1.111
Keywords
blood cyst
,
intracardiac tumors
,
transthoracic echocardiography
,
transesophageal echocardiography
,
cardiac surgery
© 2021 Ioana Ionac et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Figure 1
TTE apical 4 chamber, visualization of the blood cyst (arrow) attached to the MV.
Figure 2
TTE parasternal short axis, visualization and measuring of the blood cyst.
Figure 3
TEE 99 degrees, visualization of the blood cyst (arrow) attached to the MV.
Figure 4
TEE 0 degrees, visualization of the blood cyst (arrow) attached to the AML.
Figure 5
Blood cyst after resection, devoid of its content.
Figure 6
A. Cyst wall composed of dense connective tissue with some lymphocytes. HE x 100. B. Myxoid changes of the cystic wall. HE x 200.
Figure 7
A. Endothelial cells lining the cyst. Anti-CD31, DAB x 400. B. Smooth muscle cells in the cyst wall. Anti-SMA, DAB x 400.