title: Extremely rare case of a rupture of the left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the main pulmonary artery.
abstract: We describe a case of ruptured aneurysm of the left coronary sinus of Valsalva diagnosed by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. A very few cases with ruptured left sinus of Valsalva have been reported. We are reporting a rupture of the left sinus of Valsalva into the main pulmonary artery in a 40-year-old male diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, Karad, Satara - 415 110, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Virendra C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Harsha V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kshirsagar
authors.forename: Bhupal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pujari