| Literature DB >> 23223673 |
Peter Donndorf1, Benjamin Bermaoui, Bernd Westphal, Gustav Steinhoff.
Abstract
Blood-filled cysts of larger size attached to the heart valves represent a very rare finding in adults. We report here a case of a blood-filled cyst attached to the papillary muscle, demonstrating the importance of multimodal preoperative diagnostic imaging combining both echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.Mesh:
Year: 2012 PMID: 23223673 PMCID: PMC3568812 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285