title: Right Valsalva Sinus Aneurysm Protruding Into the Right Ventricle: A Case Report.
abstract: A separation between the aortic media and annulus fibrosus causes a rare cardiac abnormality called sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) that may be congenital or acquired. It is more prevalent in the right coronary sinus (65%-85%) but it has been seen rarely in non-coronary (10%-30%) or Left coronary sinus (<5%). The most common complication is rupture of the Aneurysm. We present an 80-year-old male with expanding right Valsalva sinus aneurysm and protruding into right ventricle. The conventional treatment is surgical repair under cardio-pulmonary bypass or percutaneous catheter closure. The aneurysm was successfully excised surgically under direct guidance of trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ata H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kolesnikov
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA ; Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Leili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pourafkari
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nader D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Nader
keywords: Aortic Aneurysm; Rupture of Aortic Aneurysm; Sinus of Valsalva