title: Aneurysm of coronary sinus of Valsalva can rupture anytime!
abstract: An aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva ruptures in about 35% of all cases and only leads to acute symptoms in 25% of all patients. This paper illustrates a case of a patient who was scheduled for an elective operation due to an aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva, which ruptured and led to the necessity of an emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. dominikus.schullerer@usz.ch
authors.forename: Dominikus
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schullerer
authors.forename: Maximilian Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Emmert
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Andre R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Plass
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography