Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases
ConclusionsBlood 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.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Uberto Bortolotti,
Igor Vendramin,
Andrea Lechiancole,
Sandro Sponga,
Angela Pucci,
Aldo D. Milano,
Ugolino Livi Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research