title: A rare cause of sudden dyspnea and unexpected death in adolescence: fistula from aortic sinus of Valsalva to right atrium.
abstract: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac abnormality. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is usually asymptomatic, however, a ruptured aneurysm typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who suffered an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium who manifested sudden dyspnea and acute heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, P. R. China ; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education Xi'an, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Fuqiang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Xi'an Jiaotong University Hospital Xi'an, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhanfang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, P. R. China ; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education Xi'an, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, P. R. China ; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education Xi'an, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mu
keywords: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva; adolescence; heart failure