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Stormy Course of a Huge Submitral Aneurysm Causing Low Cardiac Output State.

ABSTRACT: Submitral aneurysm is a rare structural abnormality of congenital or acquired aetiology. Most reported cases are from Africa. Unless promptly treated surgically this condition is invariably fatal. We report a case of a young Indian male who presented with dyspnea of recent onset, diagnosed to have a massive submitral aneurysm causing low cardiac output and compression of cardiac structures.

SUBMITTER: Gokhroo RK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4828418 | biostudies-other | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Stormy Course of a Huge Submitral Aneurysm Causing Low Cardiac Output State.

Gokhroo Rajendra Kumar RK Anantharaj Avinash A Kishor Kamal K Ranwa Bhanwar B

Journal of cardiovascular ultrasound 20160324 1

Submitral aneurysm is a rare structural abnormality of congenital or acquired aetiology. Most reported cases are from Africa. Unless promptly treated surgically this condition is invariably fatal. We report a case of a young Indian male who presented with dyspnea of recent onset, diagnosed to have a massive submitral aneurysm causing low cardiac output and compression of cardiac structures. ...[more]

PMID: 27081448

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