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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Rupture of a left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the pulmonary artery
European Journal of Echocardiography, Volume 7, No. 3, Year 2006
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Description
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital defect and the diagnosis is usually made after it ruptures. Very few cases of non-complicated sinus of Valsalva aneurysm have been published. The anomaly most often involves the right coronary sinus and less frequently the non-coronary sinus. A case with left sinus of Valsalva has not been reported. Since the aortic valve occupies a central position in the base of the heart, rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can occur in any of the four heart chambers. Rupture into the pulmonary artery is very rare and is mostly associated with other congenital cardiopathies. © 2005 The European Society of Cardiology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fazio, Giovanni
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Zito, Rosanna
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Dioco, Domingos D.
Mozambique, Maputo
University of Maputo
Mussagy, Charisade
Mozambique, Maputo
University of Maputo
Loredana, Sutera
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Damasceno, A. Antonio Moura
Mozambique, Maputo
University of Maputo
Novo, Salvatore
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.euje.2005.11.003
ISSN:
15252167
e-ISSN:
15322114