Aneurysm of the membranous ventricular septum with ventricular septal defect, mitral and tricuspid insufficiency

A seventy-year-old man was admitted at our hospital because of dyspnea. Echocardiogram and left ventriculogram showed an aneurysm formation of the membranous ventricular septum and small left-to-right shunt through ventricular septum defect and also severe mitral and tricuspid insufficiency. Operation was performed after medical therapy for congestive heart failure. During operation, mitral leaflets showed no organic lesions nor prolapse, but the annulus was dilated. The cause of mitral insufficiency, we thought, might be congenital, and the annulus dilatation was caused of mitral insufficiency, we thought, might be congenital, and the annulus dilatation was caused to produce tricuspid insufficiency secondary. The ventricular septal communication became small (diameter; 5 mm) and was associated with aneurysm formation of the remaining portion of the membranous septum. And the aneurysm, protruding to the septal leaflet of tricuspid valves, enhanced tricuspid insufficiency. It was reported by many authors that the aneurysm formation was related to spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect. Patients with small ventricular septal defect, without any symptoms, must be followed intensively, or they might get cardiac complications, such as arrhythmia, right ventricular outflow obstruction, tricuspid insufficiency, and so on.