Quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium.
A 32-year-old man with a sudden onset of chest pain and progressive dyspnea was found to have a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium with an associated quadricuspid aortic valve. Echocardiographic and angiographic images are presented, with real time transthoracic 3D echo. The patient was successfully operated.
Aggarwal
Suneil Kumar
SK
Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, AP, India. suneilaggarwal@doctors.net.uk
Lingan
Anand
A
Reddy
Kiran Kumar
KK
Swamy
Mallindra
M
Iyer
V Ramnath
VR
Srivatsa
S Sanjay
SS
D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome