title: [Surgically treated unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a case report].
abstract: A 73-year-old man was admitted because of progressive dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed a markedly dilated right sinus of Valsalva and severe aortic regurgitation. Coaptation loss of the aortic valve leaflets was thought to be the cause of regurgitation and congestive heart failure, a rare complication of the unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Surgical treatment should be considered to prevent life-threatening heart failure and rupture of the aneurysm even in patients without overt heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chikamori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva