Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are very rare and mostly located in the right coronary sinus. They might course with dyspnea, fatigue, and acute coronary syndromes. We present herein an extremely rare case report of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with external left main coronary compression by a g...

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Main Authors:	Bruno L. R. Faillace, Micheli Z. Galon, Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira, Guy F. A. Prado, Adriano A. M. Truffa, Expedito E. Ribeiro, Pedro A. Lemos
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Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/703646

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spelling	doaj-c28a021eafb84580aa3dadff79a901a02020-11-24T23:02:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/703646703646Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic ShockBruno L. R. Faillace0Micheli Z. Galon1Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira2Guy F. A. Prado3Adriano A. M. Truffa4Expedito E. Ribeiro5Pedro A. Lemos6Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, BrazilAneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are very rare and mostly located in the right coronary sinus. They might course with dyspnea, fatigue, and acute coronary syndromes. We present herein an extremely rare case report of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with external left main coronary compression by a giant aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva, which was successfully managed with percutaneous coronary intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/703646
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author	Bruno L. R. Faillace Micheli Z. Galon Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira Guy F. A. Prado Adriano A. M. Truffa Expedito E. Ribeiro Pedro A. Lemos
spellingShingle	Bruno L. R. Faillace Micheli Z. Galon Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira Guy F. A. Prado Adriano A. M. Truffa Expedito E. Ribeiro Pedro A. Lemos Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Case Reports in Cardiology
author_facet	Bruno L. R. Faillace Micheli Z. Galon Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira Guy F. A. Prado Adriano A. M. Truffa Expedito E. Ribeiro Pedro A. Lemos
author_sort	Bruno L. R. Faillace
title	Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
title_short	Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
title_full	Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
title_fullStr	Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
title_full_unstemmed	Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
title_sort	left main compression by a giant aneurysm of the left sinus of valsalva: an extremely rare reason for myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Cardiology
issn	2090-6404 2090-6412
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are very rare and mostly located in the right coronary sinus. They might course with dyspnea, fatigue, and acute coronary syndromes. We present herein an extremely rare case report of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with external left main coronary compression by a giant aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva, which was successfully managed with percutaneous coronary intervention.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/703646
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Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

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