Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10046058 | The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva (ASV), frequently associated with ventricular septal defect (VSD), is a rare cardiac disease that may be acquired or congenital. Rupture of an ASV, rare in the noncoronary cusp, usually produces serious hemodynamic change and carries poor prognosis if not treated surgically. We present the case of a 55-year-old female who came to us complaining of exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and aortography showed a noncoronary cusp ASV with rupture into the right atrium but without VSD. Because of high left to right shunt flow, she underwent successful surgical intervention with aneurysm repair approached from both the aorta and right atrium with a knitted Dacron patch. This was a rare case of noncoronary cusp involvement in ASV that ruptured into the right atrium without VSD.
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Authors
Shuo-Tsan Lee, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Ho-Ming Su, Wen-Chol Voon, Wen-Ter Lai, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Chaw-Chi Chiu, Young-Tso Lin,