Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: diagnosis by echocardiography.
Fluttering of the right side of the interventricular septum noted on M-mode echocardiography in association with a bulging of the right sinus of Valsalva detected by two-dimensional echocardiography were present in a patient. These two echocardiographic findings should alert the clinician to a diagnosis of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*