Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm presenting with complete heart block

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1989 Sep;18(1):27-30. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810180109.

Abstract

An elderly woman presented with sudden unresponsiveness and complete heart block and subsequently expired. Postmortem examination revealed an aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva impinging on the cardiac conducting tissue. Only a few cases associated with complete heart block have been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
  • Female
  • Heart Block / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Sinus of Valsalva*
  • Tachycardia / etiology