Echocardiography diagnosis of ruptured congenital right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into right ventricle

Alessandro Iadanza; Massimo Fineschi; Alessia Del Pasqua; Carlo Pierli

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.013

Echocardiography diagnosis of ruptured congenital right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into right ventricle

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2006 Oct;7(5):387-9. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.013. Epub 2005 Sep 12.

Authors

Alessandro Iadanza¹, Massimo Fineschi, Alessia Del Pasqua, Carlo Pierli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 16157512
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.013

Abstract

We describe a case of ruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva (ASV) diagnosed by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography which allowed to quickly establish a correct diagnosis in a patient with a recent onset of continuous murmur and acute right congestive heart failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications
Aneurysm, Ruptured / congenital*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Coronary Aneurysm / complications
Coronary Aneurysm / congenital*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
Echocardiography*
Female
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Middle Aged
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*
Sinus of Valsalva / diagnostic imaging*
Sinus of Valsalva / surgery