A Rare Cause of Dyspnea: Sudden Rupture of Aortic Valsalva Sinus Aneurysm

Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon cardiac abnormality; however, the most common complication is rupture into the right heart chambers or rarely towards the left chambers. A ruptured aneurysm typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure. We report...

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Main Authors: Erdinç Arıkan, Arif Karagöz, Serdar Bayata, Levent Yilik, Erden Erol Ünlüer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/909302