Non-invasive diagnosis of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm by pulsed Doppler echocardiography.
Six cases of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricle, including two post-operative patients with residual murmurs have been reported. Complete diagnosis, including that of residual and associated defects, was made non-invasively using cross-sectional and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic studies. The exact site of rupture was localized by a continuous flow signal in the right ventricle. The diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography in each case.
Radhakrishnan
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Bahl
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Shrivastava
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D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology*