title: A massive left-to-right shunt due to a ruptured giant aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: We describe a patient with a giant ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing a massive left-to-right shunt. The diagnosis was made by transoesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by angiography. We outline briefly a diagnostic and therapeutic work-up.
authors.affiliation: AZ, KLINA, Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium. Tom.Vydt@skynet.be
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vydt
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smolders
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rademakers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D003422:Critical Care; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*