Subvalvular left ventricular aneurysms.
Subvalvular left ventricular aneurysms can be subaortic or submitral with variable etiology. This is a retrospective study of 19 subvalvular aneurysms seen in 16 cases. There were 12 isolated subaortic aneurysms, 3 isolated submitral aneurysms, and in 1 case with multiple subaortic and submitral aneurysms. Subaortic aneurysms were associated with infective endocarditis, while there seems to be a strong association between submitral aneurysms and tuberculosis. Five cases of subvalvular aneurysm has associated aneurysm sinus of Valsalva-this association suggests a congenital weakness in the attachment of aortic and mitral annuli to the underlying myocardium. Cardio Pathol 2000;9:267-271
Deshpande
J
J
Department of Pathology, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai-400008, India. atharnas@yahoo.com
Vaideeswar
P
P
Sivaraman
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D002102:Cadaver; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies