title: A rare cause of dyspnea: sudden rupture of aortic valsalva sinus aneurysm.
abstract: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon cardiac abnormality; however, the most common complication is rupture into the right heart chambers or rarely towards the left chambers. A ruptured aneurysm typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure. We report a case of a 21-year-old male who suffered an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium who underwent successful surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, İzmir Katip Celebi University Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, 35360 Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arıkan
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayata
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yilik
authors.forename: Erden Erol
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Unlüer