Rupture of a congenital aneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium.
We present the case of a patient evaluated for a continuous murmur, in which a ruptured congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with fistulization to the right atrium was demonstrated by echocardiography. The authors review the relevant clinical features of this entity.
Fiarresga
António
A
Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal. a.fiarresga@netcabo.pt
Branco
Luísa Moura
LM
da Silva
Manuel Nogueira
MN
Feliciano
Joana
J
Pelicano
Nuno
N
Fernandes
Rita Marim
RM
Fragata
José
J
Quininha
Jorge
J
D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva