Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm in children: report of two cases and literature review.
Two children with ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm are described, each with a ventricular septal defect, and in one there was also an associated discrete subvalvular aortic stenosis. The diagnostic appearance of two-dimensional echocardiography and axial angiocardiography are emphasized to allow early diagnosis and surgical repair. A literature review of recent reports in English disclosed that 13 patients under age 20 had been reported to have ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
D000293:Adolescent; D000790:Angiocardiography; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001020:Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva