Giant unruptured sinus valsalva aneurysm: an unusual cause of typical angina | Zendy

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Giant unruptured sinus valsalva aneurysm: an unusual cause of typical angina

Author(s) -

Felix Schönrath,

Hatem Alkadhi,

Ulf Landmesser,

Volkmar Falk,

André Plass

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs476

Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , sinus (botany) , angina , cardiology , radiology , myocardial infarction , botany , biology , genus

A 67-year-old man presented with dyspnoea and angina symptoms in a peripheral hospital. A CT scan of the chest was performed because of suspicion of pulmonary embolism. After application of the contrast agent, an anaphylactic shock occurred. After successful reanimation, a transoesophageal echocardiography displayed a large sinus Valsalva aneurysm (diameter 75 mm). Thereafter, the patient …

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