Echocardiographic diagnosis of right and left sinus of Valsalva aneurysms dissecting into the ventricular septum.
We report a case of dissection of the ventricular septum by two aneurysms of the right and left coronary sinuses of Valsalva. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography allowed accurate preoperative assessment and postoperative evaluation.
Silance
P G
PG
Department of Cardiology, St-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Van Camp
G
G
Cosyns
B
B
Brunet
A
A
Vandenbossche
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery