title: Non-coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm diagnosed after a road traffic accident.
abstract: A 38 year old man with a huge unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, complicated with severe valvar aortic regurgitation, is described. The aneurysm was detected by echocardiography in the asymptomatic patient who presented with an intense precordial diastolic rumble after a road traffic accident. The patient had successful surgery for the aneurysm and aortic valve replacement. Possible aetiologies for the aneurysm and a brief revision of clinical aspects and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital de S. Marcos, 4700 Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costeira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva