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Giant blood cyst of the aortic valve.

Authors :
DeGroff C
Silberbach M
Sahn DJ
Droukas P
Source :
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography [J Am Soc Echocardiogr] 1995 Jul-Aug; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 543-5.
Publication Year :
1995

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0894-7317
Volume :
8
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
7546792
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0894-7317(05)80343-8