Surgical repair of an anterior mitral subvalvular aneurysm.
An individual with a ruptured congenital subvalvular aneurysm is presented. The anterior location in the mitral annulus compromised the intervalvular fibrosa shared by the aortic valve. Aortic and mitral valve replacement were required to obliterate the resulting fistula between the left ventricle and left atrium.
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Department of Internal Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5600.
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D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation