Dissection of interventricular septum by aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva. A rare complication diagnosed by echocardiography.
A patient with dissection of the interventricular septum by a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is described. Echocardiographic examination allows the correct diagnosis to be made before cardiac catheterisation.
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva