Successful management of multiple infected sub-mitral aneurysms of left ventricle.
Sub-mitral aneurysms are rarely reported clinical entity. Though a variety of etiologies are proposed, congenital weakness of the mitral valve annulus is the most widely accepted one. A 17-year-old boy with sub-mitral aneurysm presented with severe mitral regurgitation, which was diagnosed by echocardiography and successfully managed surgically. The aneurysm wall was positive for Staphylococcus aureus, and patient was treated with intensive antibiotics.
Department of CTVS, Cardio-thoracic center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vinitha Viswambharan
VV
Nair
Department of CTVS, Cardio-thoracic center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajat
R
Kalra
Department of cardiology, Cardio-thoracic center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajiv
R
Narang
Department of CTVS, Cardio-thoracic center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Balram
B
Airan
Mitral regurgitation; mitral valve repair; staphylococcus aureus; sub-mitral aneurysm