Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm presenting with complete heart block.
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.
Clark
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Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
Hawkins
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Wendt
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D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology