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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Multiple angiomatous mitral valve cysts leading to floppy mitral valve syndrome [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008; 36(4): 253-255

Multiple angiomatous mitral valve cysts leading to floppy mitral valve syndrome

Nazmi Gültekin, Emine Küçükateş, Murat Ersanlı, Erhan Kansız
Department of Cardiology, İstanbul University,Institute of Cardiology, İstanbul

We report an extremely rare case of cystic-tumor like formations that originated from the mitral valve tissue affected by verrucous endocarditis, leading to floppy mitral valve syndrome. These cystic tumoral formations were discovered during two-dimensional echocardiographic examination of a 46 year-old woman with cardiac symptoms of palpitation, dyspnea, and exertional angina pectoris. Multiple cysts were attached to the anterior mitral leaflet, resulting in pansystolic pseudoparachute-like floppy mitral valve prolapse, and severe mitral regurgitation. The patient underwent prosthetic mitral valve replacement following removal of the mitral valve and multiple cystic-tumoral formations. She had an uneventful postoperative course. Histological diagnosis was diffuse angiomatous cystic development of vasculatory tumor-like structures due to verrucous endocarditis.

Keywords: Echocardiography, heart valve diseases/ultrasonography, mitral valve insufficiency, mitral valve prolapse/ pathology/surgery.

How to cite this article
Nazmi Gültekin, Emine Küçükateş, Murat Ersanlı, Erhan Kansız. Multiple angiomatous mitral valve cysts leading to floppy mitral valve syndrome. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008; 36(4): 253-255

Corresponding Author: Nazmi Gültekin, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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