6533b82cfe1ef96bd128f726

RESEARCH PRODUCT

RUPTURE OF A LEFT SINUS OF VALSALVA ANEURYSM INTO THE PULMONARY ARTERY.

Albertino DamascenoDomingos D. DiocoRosanna ZitoCharisade MussagySalvatore NovoGiovanni FazioSutera Loredana

subject

AdultMaleAortic valvemedicine.medical_specialtyHeart.chambersAneurysm RupturedPulmonary ArteryMyocardial ruptureDiagnosis DifferentialAneurysmInternal medicinemedicine.arteryHIV Seropositivityotorhinolaryngologic diseasesHumansMedicineRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingcardiovascular diseasesHeart AneurysmSinus (anatomy)Coronary sinusbusiness.industryGeneral MedicineSinus of Valsalvamedicine.diseaseAneurysmEchocardiography Doppler Colorbody regionsmedicine.anatomical_structurePulmonary arterycardiovascular systemCardiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinesscirculatory and respiratory physiologyRupture into the pulmonary artery

description

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital defect and the diagnosis is usually made after it ruptures. Very few cases of non-complicated sinus of Valsalva aneurysm have been published. The anomaly most often involves the right coronary sinus and less frequently the non-coronary sinus. A case with left sinus of Valsalva has not been reported. Since the aortic valve occupies a central position in the base of the heart, rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can occur in any of the four heart chambers. Rupture into the pulmonary artery is very rare and is mostly associated with other congenital cardiopathies. ª 2005 The European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2006-06-01
10.1016/j.euje.2005.11.003http://hdl.handle.net/10447/15045