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SUBMITTER: Simpson L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1764966 | biostudies-literature | 2006
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simpson Leo L Duncan J Michael JM Stainback Raymond F RF
Texas Heart Institute journal 20060101 4
Annular submitral left ventricular aneurysm, which predominantly occurs in blacks who live in tropical regions of Africa, is a relatively unknown cardiac condition in the United States. We describe a patient with submitral left ventricular aneurysm who underwent resection of the mass and of the native mitral valve, followed by mitral valve replacement. ...[more]