Echocardiography diagnosis of ruptured congenital right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into right ventricle.
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.
Iadanza
Alessandro
A
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. alex.iadanza@tin.it
Fineschi
Massimo
M
Del Pasqua
Alessia
A
Pierli
Carlo
C
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