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Giant intracardiac blood cyst of the mitral valve in a pediatric patient: A case report
Author(s) -
Karagözlü Selen,
Ramoğlu Mehmet G.,
Dikmen Yaman Nur,
Eyileten Zeynep,
Almus Eda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14706
Subject(s) - intracardiac injection , medicine , asymptomatic , endocardium , surgery , mitral valve , cyst , mitral regurgitation , cardiology
Intracardiac blood cysts are rare congenital malformations most commonly located in the endocardium of semilunar or atrioventricular valves. They are predominantly seen in infants, especially below 2 months of age, and disappear spontaneously in the first 6 months of life making the detection of blood cysts a rare finding in the adult population. Although most patients are asymptomatic, they may occasionally present with obstruction, valvular dysfunction, or embolism. Herein, we present a 2.5‐year‐old female patient, who was successfully treated with surgical excision of an intracardiac blood cyst causing mild‐to‐moderate mitral regurgitation and obstruction.