title: Valsalva aneurysm filled with thrombi mimicking a cardiac tumor.
abstract: A Valsalva aneurysm filled with thrombi can be difficult to diagnose, because it mimics a cardiac tumor. Both cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) were performed on a patient who showed a low-echoic mass located between the atrial septum and the non-coronary sinus. Based on MRI findings allowing tissue characterization and the accurate location of the mass and the TEE findings of an irregular surface of the mass and a partial defect in the edge of the non-coronary sinus, we diagnosed the mass as a thrombosed Valsalva aneurysm that had perforated the inter-atrial septum. The operative findings coincided with the preoperative diagnosis. Both MRI and TEE are useful for diagnosing this condition.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Yasuharu
authors: Y
authors: Lee
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Mori
authors: Daisuke
authors: D
authors: Nakamura
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Yoshimura
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Taniike
authors: Nobuhiko
authors: N
authors: Makino
authors: Hiroyasu
authors: H
authors: Kato
authors: Yasuyuki
authors: Y
authors: Egami
authors: Ryu
authors: R
authors: Shutta
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Tanouchi
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Yamada
authors: Masami
authors: M
authors: Nishino
keywords: 2D echocardiography; Cardiac tumor; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sinus of Valsalva