Left ventricular sub-valvar mitral aneurysms
| Autor: | Henning J. Du Toit, John Lawrenson, John Davies, Ulrich O. von Oppell, J. Hewitson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgical repair medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Heart disease business.industry Aneurysm neck Operative mortality medicine.disease Intracardiac injection Surgery Aneurysm medicine.anatomical_structure Mitral valve Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology cardiovascular diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2:547-551 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9293 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00141-5 |
| Popis: | We retrospectively reviewed the surgical treatment of 12 patients (nine female, mean age 16.1+/-8.7 years) with sub-mitral aneurysms managed in our institution between 1991 and 2002. We identified three groups of patients in accordance with the degree of posterior mitral annular involvement by the aneurysm. A single aneurysm neck was found in seven patients, multiple necks in two and involvement of the entire posterior mitral annulus in three patients. Involvement of the entire posterior annulus by the aneurysmal process has not been previously described. The mean age of this latter group 29+/-5.1 years was significantly older than the former (P=0.001), suggesting a possible progressive nature of sub-mitral aneurysms. An intracardiac surgical approach was used in six patients and a combined intra and extracardiac approach in the remainder. There was no operative mortality. The mitral valve was initially repaired in eight patients. Failure of closure of the aneurysm necessitating reoperation occurred in four patients (33.3%). An understanding of the inter-relationship between the aneurysm and mitral valve is essential for successful surgical repair. Histology of the aneurysm tissue showed rheumatic heart disease in two patients and tuberculosis in two patients. Hence, although sub-valvar aneurysms are thought to be congenital, a third of our patients had evidence of co-existent rheumatic heart disease or tuberculosis. |
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