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Ruptured Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva Associated with an Atrial Septal Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Karavidas Apostolos,
Matsakas Evangelos,
Foukarakis Manolis,
Panou Fotios,
Dounis George,
Zacharoulis Apostolos
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01228.x
Subject(s) - aneurysm , medicine , cardiology , sinus (botany) , radiology , biology , botany , genus
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva ( ASV ) is a rare cardiac disease that may be acquired or congenital. It is usually an asymptomatic condition; however, when it ruptures, symptoms appear and the condition deteriorates rapidly. Atrial septal aneurysm ( ASA ) is a localized “saccular” deformity of the interatrial septum that is associated with cerebrovascular events of embolic origin. We will report on a case of a 69‐year‐old woman who was referred to our department because of congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic evaluation, both transthoracic and transesophageal, disclosed a ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium ( RA ), which was associated with an aneurysm of the atrial septum.