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Blood cyst of the mitral valve – is it common? Case report Cover

Blood cyst of the mitral valve – is it common? Case report

Romanian Journal of Cardiology
Volume 31 (2021): Issue 1 (March 2021)
By: Ioana Ionac,  Cristian Mornos,  Horea Feier,  Alice Dema and  Adina Ionac  
Open Access
|Apr 2022

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Figure 1

TTE apical 4 chamber, visualization of the blood cyst (arrow) attached to the MV.
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.
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.
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.
TEE 0 degrees, visualization of the blood cyst (arrow) attached to the AML.

Figure 5

Blood cyst after resection, devoid of its content.
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.
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.
A. Endothelial cells lining the cyst. Anti-CD31, DAB x 400. B. Smooth muscle cells in the cyst wall. Anti-SMA, DAB x 400.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47803/rjc.2021.31.1.111 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
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Language: English
Page range: 111 - 115
Published on: Apr 30, 2022
Published by: Romanian Society of Cardiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
blood cyst,
intracardiac tumors,
transthoracic echocardiography,
transesophageal echocardiography,
cardiac surgery
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Cardiology,
Pediatrics and juvenile medicine,
Paediatric cardiology,
Surgery,
Cardiac surgery

© 2022 Ioana Ionac, Cristian Mornos, Horea Feier, Alice Dema, Adina Ionac, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
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