[Surgically treated unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a case report].
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.
Fukui
T
T
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School.
Takada
J
J
Kitaoka
H
H
Matsumura
Y
Y
Hitomi
N
N
Seo
H
H
Chikamori
T
T
Doi
Y
Y
D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva