Successful repair of a submitral left ventricular infected pseudoaneurysm

Successful management of multiple infected sub-mitral aneurysms of left ventricle

Sub-mitral aneurysms are rarely reported clinical entity. Though a variety of etiologies are proposed, congenital weakness of the mitral valve annulus is the most widely accepted one. A 17-year-old boy with sub-mitral aneurysm presented with severe mitral regurgitation, which was diagnosed by echocardiography and successfully managed surgically. The aneurysm wall was positive for Staphylococcus aureus, and patient was treated with intensive antibiotics.

Complementary role of MRI in infectious endocarditis

The usefulness of magnetic resonance for imaging of cardiac structures is well established. In this study, we evaluated the role of this technique in the diagnosis of perivalvular extension of infectious endocarditis. Our initial experience and the few case reports in the literature show that magnetic resonance imaging can complement echocardiography in the assessment of periannular extension of infectious endocarditis.