Isolated unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm producing right ventricular outflow obstruction

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1990 Feb;19(2):98-102. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810190208.

Abstract

An unusual case of right ventricular outflow obstruction and right heart failure due to an isolated unruptured congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm originating from the right coronary sinus in a 75-year-old-man is described. The diagnosis was made by two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. Successful surgical resection of the aneurysm resulted in dramatic symptomatic improvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / pathology
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / etiology*