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A rare case of left ventricular outflow obstruction.

Minneci, C; Casolo, G; Popoff, G; Sulla, A; Comin, C E; Pedemonti, E.

Eur J Echocardiogr ; 5(1): 72-5, 2004 Jan.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15113015

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We report a patient with a mass originating from the anterior mitral valve leaflet causing severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Noninvasive imaging provided the best diagnostic tools for diagnosis. Histological findings showed a very rare giant blood cyst of the mitral valve.

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Cysts/complications , Cysts/diagnostic imaging , Mitral Valve , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/diagnostic imaging , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/etiology , Adult , Biopsy, Needle , Cysts/pathology , Cysts/surgery , Echocardiography, Doppler, Color/methods , Electrocardiography/methods , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Severity of Illness Index , Treatment Outcome , Vascular Surgical Procedures/methods , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/complications , Ventricular Outflow Obstruction/surgery

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