Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm

Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm

Mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysms are not frequently seen, and those described have occurred mostly in Africa and India. This condition is rare in the Caucasian population. In this case report we describe a mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm which was calcified, in a pregnant, HI...

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Main Authors: Irma van de Werke, Zarina Lockhat, Betsie van der Walt, Rowaida Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2002-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1459
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spelling doaj-2632b944310c4d9bba58728f4bcadf162020-11-25T02:01:47ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782002-03-0161333510.4102/sajr.v6i1.1459844Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysmIrma van de Werke0Zarina Lockhat1Betsie van der Walt2Rowaida Abdullah3Radiology Department, Kalafong HospitalRadiology Department, Kalafong HospitalRadiology Department, Kalafong HospitalRadiology Department, Kalafong HospitalMitral subannular left ventricular aneurysms are not frequently seen, and those described have occurred mostly in Africa and India. This condition is rare in the Caucasian population. In this case report we describe a mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm which was calcified, in a pregnant, HIV-positive African woman. This condition should be suspected in patients of African or Indian descent presenting with mitral incompetence and a localised bulge and ring calcification on the left cardiac border on a chest radiograph.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1459
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Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
South African Journal of Radiology
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title Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
title_short Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
title_full Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
title_fullStr Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
title_full_unstemmed Calcified mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm
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publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
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publishDate 2002-03-01
description Mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysms are not frequently seen, and those described have occurred mostly in Africa and India. This condition is rare in the Caucasian population. In this case report we describe a mitral subannular left ventricular aneurysm which was calcified, in a pregnant, HIV-positive African woman. This condition should be suspected in patients of African or Indian descent presenting with mitral incompetence and a localised bulge and ring calcification on the left cardiac border on a chest radiograph.
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