title: Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock.
abstract: Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are very rare and mostly located in the right coronary sinus. They might course with dyspnea, fatigue, and acute coronary syndromes. We present herein an extremely rare case report of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with external left main coronary compression by a giant aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva, which was successfully managed with percutaneous coronary intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno L R
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Faillace
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Micheli Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Galon
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Danillo P
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guy F A
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriano A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Truffa
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Expedito E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 44, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lemos