[Recurrent aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva, the world's first case report].
An aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac anomaly (0.09% of cases in autopsy studies) . This article describes the case of a male patient, 58 years old with a history of smoking and surgery for the correction of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm 31 years before, with no record of approach or type of surgery. His condition began five months before his admission with atypical chest pain. Echocardiographic diagnosis of severe aortic regurgitation, finding recurrent aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva. Surgery was performed with primary closure of the defect and aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis, issuing a favorable postoperative. We present a case of which there are no reports in the current literature.
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Distrito Federal, México. marceloep@hotmail.com.
José Paz Marcelo
JP
Jiménez-Cruz
Jorge Elías
JE
Montoya-Pérez
Aquiles
A
Valdespino-Estrada
Arturo
A
Campos-Santaolalla
Luis Manuel
LM
Álvarez-Sánchez
Joaquín
J
Gómez-León
Juan Francisco
JF
Arreguín-Porras
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
Aneurysm; Recurrence; Sinus of Valsalva