title: Submitral aneurysm and the new imaging modalities: Will magnetic resonance imaging be necessary?
abstract: Submitral aneurysm is a rare cardiac malformation commonly reported in young adult African ancestry. Transthoracic echocardiogram is a gold standard test for diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging provides detailed anatomic and functional information of the heart. We present a case of a large bilobed submitral aneurysm in-witch the magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the same findings of the transthoracic echocardiography and in addiction also showed a parietal thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Hospital Militar Principal/Instituto Superior, Luanda, Angola. Electronic address: hmorais1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thoracic Center, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, Angola. Electronic address: valdanympub@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valdano
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.affiliation: Imaging Department, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, Angola.
authors.forename: João Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000639:trends; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Submitral aneurysm