title: A Mysterious Crescent in the Heart: Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Dissecting Interatrial Septum, Multimodality Imaging, and Full Recovery.
abstract: A 59-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department with new and spontaneous onset of fatigue, dyspnea, and palpitations. There was neither a history of trauma, chest pain, nor infection. Transthoracic two- and three-dimensional echocardiography and computer tomography demonstrated sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture dissecting interatrial septum and leading to a huge thrombus formation in it. The diagnosis with multimodality imaging performed within hours, and urgent surgery saved the patient's life.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atıcı
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demirkıran
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ekrem Bilal
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Karaayvaz
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sürmen
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlucan
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Umman
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zehra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bugra
keywords: aneurysm; aorta; aortic dissection; dissection