Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases.

Uberto BortolottiIgor VendraminAndrea LechiancoleSandro SpongaAngela PucciAldo D MilanoUgolino Livi

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Blood cysts of cardiac valves are rare in adults but may cause life-threatening complications, particularly when located on the mitral valve. For such reason, surgical removal appears advisable, with low-risk procedures. Widespread use of multimodality imaging techniques will most likely increase the number of valvular blood cysts diagnosed also in adults.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
aortic valve
left ventricular
high resolution
risk factors
heart failure
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
fluorescence imaging
oral anticoagulants
aortic stenosis