title: Perforated submitral left ventricular aneurysm resulting in severe mitral annular regurgitation.
abstract: Annular submitral left ventricular aneurysm, which predominantly occurs in blacks who live in tropical regions of Africa, is a relatively unknown cardiac condition in the United States. We describe a patient with submitral left ventricular aneurysm who underwent resection of the mass and of the native mitral valve, followed by mitral valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Raymond F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Stainback
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014481:United States