title: Giant ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: diagnosis on echocardiography.
abstract: A giant ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm was diagnosed on transthoracic and subsequent transesophageal echocardiography, in a 45-year-old man who presented with gradual onset shortness of breath. Although the initial presentation was insidious, he later rapidly deteriorated. We discuss the unusual clinical course in a patient with such a large aneurysm and discuss the likely reasons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, AP 515134, India. sunielaggarwal@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Suneil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ramachandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barik
authors.forename: Jai Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: V Ramnath
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Iyer
mesh_terms: D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography