Giant blood cyst of the aortic valve

C DeGroff; M Silberbach; D J Sahn; P Droukas

doi:10.1016/s0894-7317(05)80343-8

Giant blood cyst of the aortic valve

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1995 Jul-Aug;8(4):543-5. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(05)80343-8.

Authors

C DeGroff¹, M Silberbach, D J Sahn, P Droukas

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Care Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.

PMID: 7546792
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-7317(05)80343-8

Abstract

Beyond infancy, blood cyst of the aortic valve is not known to occur. We describe a 16-year-old girl who had aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation and giant blood cyst of the aortic valve. Serial echocardiograms over a 12-year period demonstrated gradual enlargement of the cyst.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology
Aortic Valve*
Blood
Cysts / diagnostic imaging*
Cysts / surgery
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Humans
Ultrasonography