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01.04.2015 | e-Herz: Case study
Blood cyst of the mitral valve in an adult
verfasst von:
S. Yilmaz, MD, M. Gül, S. Unal, U. Canpolat, Z. Gölbasi
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Ausgabe 2/2015
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Excerpt
Blood cysts of the heart are commonly reported from autopsy series of infants up to 6 months of age. During autopsy, they are found on cardiac valves in approximately 50 % of infants below the age of 2 months and are rarely found after the age of 2 years [
1]. They are seen mostly on the heart valves but they also can be located on the heart chambers. Blood cysts are often asymptomatic, but a few cases resulting in embolization and valvular dysfunction have been reported [
2,
3]. …