M= Male; F= Female; NA= Not available; AML= Anterior mitral leaflet;
MVr= Mitral valve repair; PML= Posterior mitral leaflet; MVR= Mitral
valve replacement; CABG= Coronary artery bypass grafting; APM= Anterior
papillary muscle; PPM= Posterior papillary muscle.; LA= Left atrium; RA=
Right atrium; MV= Mitral valvePM= Papillary muscle; n.s.=not specified;
MVA= Mitral valve annulus.
* These patients had 2 cysts; ** These patient had acor triatriatum sinister and dexter, respectively;ยง This patient had a resternotomy due to a
previous closure of an atrial septal defect.
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Table 2: Characteristics of cases reported as images or letter to the
Editor of blood cysts of the mitral valve apparatus.