title: Echocardiography diagnosis of ruptured congenital right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into right ventricle.
abstract: We describe a case of ruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva (ASV) diagnosed by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography which allowed to quickly establish a correct diagnosis in a patient with a recent onset of continuous murmur and acute right congestive heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. alex.iadanza@tin.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iadanza
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fineschi
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Pasqua
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierli
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery