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Surgical Repair of a Submitral Aneurysm in a Three-Year-Old Child
- Source :
- Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 27:238-240
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2012.
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Abstract
- Submitral aneurysm (SMA) is a rare anomaly occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. It usually presents in young adults and it is uncommon in the pediatric age group. We report one case of SMA in a three-year-old child and its successful surgical management.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Heart Ventricles
Aneurysm
Posterior leaflet
Mitral valve
medicine
Humans
Heart Atria
cardiovascular diseases
Heart Aneurysm
Young adult
Surgical repair
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
business.industry
Pediatric age
medicine.disease
SMA
Sternotomy
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Child, Preschool
cardiovascular system
Mitral Valve
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08860440
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2bfee5ae2f6d7f7d12fd0f222d88aba1