title: Colour Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: In this report we present three cases of ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva which were detected by colour Doppler echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization and at operation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goudevenos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouvaras
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Chronopoulos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ka-Ratasakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cokkinos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology*