title: Retrograde approach for percutaneous closure in a patient with ruptured sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: In this report, we present a 37-year-old male with ruptured right sinus of Valsalva. He was treated by percutaneous closure of the rupture using the retrograde approach. The procedure was performed successfully within 26 minutes. We think this approach may be used in future instead of the antegrade approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medicana International Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdoğan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: İlkay
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medicana International Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem Özcan
authors.initials: ÖÖ
authors.lastname: Çelebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaçmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kutluk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pampal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002637:Chest Pain; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva