Endocardial Blood Cyst: A Rare Site and Age of Presentation

Cardiac blood cysts are rare findings in clinical practice. They usually involve the valves and are very uncommon in adult age. Their clinical manifestation varies broadly, as they can interfere with intracardiac flow, or even be completely silent. We report a case of a newly developed cyst of the a...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2011-03, Vol.28 (3), p.E50-E52
Main Authors: Mori, Fabio, Oddo, Andrea, Fabbri, Valentina, Perini, Alessandro Paoletti, Stefano, Pier Luigi, Taddei, Gian Luigi
Format: Article
Language:English
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atrial mass
Atrial Septum - diagnostic imaging
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
echocardiography
Endocardium - diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
septum
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Cardiac blood cysts are rare findings in clinical practice. They usually involve the valves and are very uncommon in adult age. Their clinical manifestation varies broadly, as they can interfere with intracardiac flow, or even be completely silent. We report a case of a newly developed cyst of the atrial septum, incidentally detected by transthoracic echocardiography in a 69‐year‐old asymptomatic patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by postsurgery histopathological examination. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E50‐E52) Cardiac blood cysts are rare findings in clinical practice. They usually involve the valves and are very uncommon in adult age. We report a case of a newly developed cyst of the atrial septum, incidentally detected by transthoracic echocardiography in a 69‐year‐old asymptomatic patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by postsurgery histopathological examination.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01306.x