title: Repair of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Associated with annuloaortic ectasia and coarctation of the aorta in a patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with Marfan syndrome who presented in severe congestive heart failure secondary to rupture of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium, a condition that was aggravated by coarctation of the aorta. The patient also had a large aneurysm of the ascending aorta with the characteristics of annuloaortic ectasia. The patient underwent successful surgical correction and is asymptomatic 3 years after the repair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale San Carlo, Potenza, Italy.
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Tesler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiorilli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lisanti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva