title: Quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, AP, India. suneilaggarwal@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Suneil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lingan
authors.forename: Kiran Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Mallindra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: V Ramnath
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: S Sanjay
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Srivatsa
mesh_terms: 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