title: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the intraventricular septum.
abstract: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon entity and especially rare when it dissects into the intraventricular septum. This uncommon clinical manifestation often takes a drastic clinical course with life-threatening arrhythmia, coronary ischemia, rupture, and heart failure. We present the case of a 36-year-old man with an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the intraventricular septum, which induced severe aortic insufficiency and heart block.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan tkato@heart-center.or.jp.
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Mototsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Aneurysm; aortic aneurysm; dissecting; heart block; heart septum; sinus of Valsalva