title: An unusual cause of acute chest pain: rupture of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale "SS Annunziata" AOU Sassari, Via Enrico De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppedasanna@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sanna
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale "SS Annunziata" AOU Sassari, Via Enrico De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: giustal@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talanas
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale "SS Annunziata" AOU Sassari, Via Enrico De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: cdenurra@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Denurra
authors.affiliation: Cattedra e Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina d'Emergenza-Urgenza, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Viale San Pietro 8, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: p.ferrandu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrandu
authors.affiliation: Cattedra e Scuola di Specializzazione in Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Viale San Pietro 8, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: lucabullitta@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bullitta
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Ospedale "SS Annunziata" AOU Sassari, Via Enrico De Nicola, 07100 Sassari, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: pterrosu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pierfranco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terrosu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva