Acquired right atrial blood cyst: a hitherto unrecognized complication of cardiac operation

Acquired right atrial blood cyst: a hitherto unrecognized complication of cardiac operation

Blood-filled cysts within the heart are rare anomalies, usually congenital, and are seen predominately in infants. We report an unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with an acquired right atrial blood-filled cyst that developed after mitral and tricuspid valve operation and that was detected using 2-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2003-04, Vol.16 (4), p.377-378
Hauptverfasser: Prasad, Abhiram, Callahan, Mark J, Malouf, Joseph F
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Sprache:eng
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Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Cysts - etiology
Echocardiography - methods
Female
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:Blood-filled cysts within the heart are rare anomalies, usually congenital, and are seen predominately in infants. We report an unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with an acquired right atrial blood-filled cyst that developed after mitral and tricuspid valve operation and that was detected using 2-dimensional echocardiography. We propose that surgical trauma resulted in the formation of the cyst.
ISSN:0894-7317
1097-6795
DOI:10.1016/S0894-7317(02)74539-2