title: Intrapericardial rupture of a mitral subannular aneurysm: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mitral subannular aneurysm is a rare heart disease that can have many different forms of clinical presentations. It was first described in young men of African descent and was later reported in other geographical areas of the world. The etiopathogenesis as per data from the literature can be congenital, acquired or idiopathic. We report the case of a 19-year-old male in whom we made the diagnosis of mitral subannular aneurysm. The evolution was fatal following a rupture of the aneurysm into the pericardium. Through this case report, we stress the importance of echocardiography in the diagnosis of this condition. In resource-limited countries, the prognosis is unfortunately often unfavorable especially the ruptured forms. Therefore, a high degree of suspicion is needed to make a prompt diagnosis and timely surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal; Unité de formation et de recherches des sciences de la santé, université de Thiés, Thiés, Senegal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leye
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: E H M
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Sarr
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Manga
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Diene
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, CHU Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address: modoujobe@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jobe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010496:Pericardium; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012675:Senegal
keywords: Intrapericardial rupture; L’anévrisme sous-annulaire mitral; Mitral subannular aneurysm; Rupture intra-pédicardiale