title: [Mitral insufficiency complicating idiopathic subvalvular aneurysm of the left ventricle. Apropos of 5 surgical cases].
abstract: The surgical team of Pr Ch. Dubost operated 5 cases of idiopathic subvalvular left ventricular aneurysm with associated mitral incompetence over a 6 year period (from 1976 to 1981). These 5 cases closely resemble Abraham's et al's classical description of "annular subvalvular left ventricular aneurysms". They occur in black Africans, often young adults (mean age of our five cases 31,8 years) in the absence of coronary artery disease. The common feature is the peculiar anatomical localisation of the aneurysm on the posterior or lateral wall of the left ventricle, which explains the common finding of mitral regurgitation. They are often calcified and thrombosed, the thrombosis tending to extend into the left heart chambers. This was the case in 3 of the reported cases. Mitral regurgitation was controlled in one case by closure of a fistula into the left atrium with a very good result, and in 2 cases by simple section-suture of the neck of the aneurysm with good results and a small residual mitral leak. In a fourth case (Case n degree 1) the mitral valve was normal, regurgitation being the result of an extensive thrombosis. The valve was replaced but, in the light of the following cases, it is possible that the valve might have been unnecessarily sacrificed. Despite their sometime vast size and the association with mitral regurgitation, these subvalvular idiopathic left ventricular aneurysms are reasonable surgical indications for the following three reasons: the neck is often narrow, enabling closure under satisfactory surgical conditions; the structure of the valve is normal which, in the majority of cases, means that it can be respected at surgery; the absence of coronary artery disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: L'insuffisance mitrale compliquant les anévrysmes idiopathiques sous-valvulaires du ventricule gauche. A propos de 5 cas opérés.