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Giant Blood Cyst of the Mitral Valve

Albert Starr Academic Center Providence St. Vincents Medical Center Portland, Oregon, USA

For reprint information contact: Sanjeev Sharma, MD Tel: 1 520 626 6339 Fax: 1 520 626 4042 email: tazsharma{at}aol.com Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724-5071, USA.

A 68-year-old man underwent coronary angiography for postinfarction angina, which revealed right coronary artery stenosis and a mass in the left ventricle. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a large blood cyst originating from the anterior papillary muscle of the mitral valve. Coronary artery bypass grafting was performed and the cyst was successfully excised.