What does this research mean for the field?

A rare intracardiac blood-filled cyst on the tricuspid valve can present concurrently with multiple other cardiac anomalies and be successfully managed in a single surgical intervention guided by multimodality imaging. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

October 29, 2021Journal of Cardiac SurgeryOpen Access

Blood‐filled cyst of the tricuspid valve: Multiple cardiac disorders, one surgical case

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Why the study?

Intracardiac blood cysts are exceedingly rare in adulthood, and detailed imaging is needed to assist in diagnosis and procedural planning.

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Population

51-year-old male with dyspnea on exertion, severe aortic valve insufficiency on a bicuspid aortic valve, ascending aortic aneurysm, a cystic mass on the tricuspid valve, patent foramen ovale, and an occluded right coronary artery

Intervention

Single surgical intervention including resection of the tricuspid valve mass

Outcome

Successful surgical management and histological confirmation of the mass as a blood cyst

Highlights the successful surgical management of a rare adult intracardiac blood cyst alongside multiple other cardiac anomalies in a single intervention.

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Implication

Single-case success warrants caution against routine adoption; leaves open durability and generalizability of combined repair.

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Șulea et al. (2021) studied this question.

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Congenital heart disease adults

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Blood‐filled cyst of the tricuspid valve: Multiple cardiac disorders, one surgical case

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Blood‐filled cyst of the tricuspid valve: Multiple cardiac disorders, one surgical case

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