Submitral aneurysm: a case report

Submitral aneurysm is a congenital out pouching of the left ventricular wall invariably occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. This rare cardiac entity was initially described among the natives of South and West Africa and is considered rare in the Indian subcontinent. The clinical picture is dominated by congestive cardiac failure in the presence of mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography provides precise non-invasive diagnosis. The literature is reviewed to increase the awareness of clinicians, especially echocardiographers about this rare cardiac disorder when coming across congestive cardiac failure with mitral regurgitation in young population.