title: Echocardiographic diagnosis of multiple congenital aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: Aortic regurgitation developed in a 56 year old man with severe nephrotic syndrome. Cross sectional echocardiography showed bilateral aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva and a bicuspid aortic valve. He died of intercurrent pneumonia. Postmortem examination confirmed the presence of the congenital aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Musgrove
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology