Open AccessAn unusual case of rupture of left sinus of valsalva aneurysm into main pulmonary artery
Author(s) -
Chandrashekhar Munjewar,
Rahul Agrawal,
Satyavan Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.140852
Subject(s) - medicine , sinus (botany) , aneurysm , pulmonary artery , cardiac catheterization , main pulmonary artery , radiology , cardiology , computed tomography angiography , aortic sinus , surgery , artery , computed tomography , botany , biology , genus
We report a case of left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture into main pulmonary artery who underwent successful surgical correction. The preoperative diagnosis was facilitated by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and computed tomography. The benefits of surgery are sustained at 8 months on clinical and angiographic follow-up.