title: Multimodality imaging of submitral left ventricular aneurysm.
abstract: Submitral left ventricular aneurysms are a rare nonischemic aneurysm thought to be developmental in origin. These aneurysms invariably occur at the site of posterior mitral annulus and lead to mitral valve incompetence. We hereby describe a case of a 30-year-old adult with a rare form of submitral left ventricular aneurysm involving whole of the posterior mitral annulus. Multimodality imaging with two-dimensional echocardiography, three-dimensional echocardiography, computed tomography and invasive left ventriculography helped the patient to undergo successful resection of the aneurysm along with mitral valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Rajiv Bharat
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kharwar
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanguri
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Varun Shankar
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Narain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology