Treatment of pulmonary Hypertension in patients with mitral valve stenosis: A randomized,prospective,double blinf study

Cardioprotective effects of C1 esteresa inhibitor in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing CABG

Aortic aneurysm rupture into right atrium in patient with previous aortic valve replacement

ROTTURA DI UNA DISSEZIONE AORTICA IN ATRIO DESTRO IN PAZIENTE CON PREGRESSA SOSTITUZIONE VALVOLARE AORTICA

RUPTURE OF AN AORTIC DISSECTION INTO THE RIGHT ATRIUM IN A PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT

We report the case of a 73-year-old man with a history of previous aortic valve replacement in 1990 and rupture of an aortic dissection into the right atrium. The patient was admitted to the emergency room because of chest pain, stopped not long after. The electrocardiogram did not show any signs of ischemia and myocardial enzymes were not increased. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed aortic root dilation (maximum diameter 60 mm) extended to the aortic arch, and the presence of a flow from the ascending aorta to the right atrium (evocative of a fistula between the two chambers). The aortic valvular prosthesis function was good. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed an aorta-right …