title: Ruptured Right Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Caused by Suspected Takayasu's Arteritis.
abstract: A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare aortic anomaly. The most common complication is a rupture into the right ventricle and atrium. An SVA rupture into the left ventricle is a rare event. A 42-year-old man visited an outpatient clinic due to worsening exertional dyspnea. A loud to-and-fro heart murmur was detected, and echocardiography revealed a right SVA that had ruptured into the left ventricle, inducing acute heart failure. Computed tomography imaging allowed us to determine that the right SVA had been caused by asymptomatic Takayasu's arteritis. The patient was treated with prednisolone and the right SVA rupture was surgically repaired.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narumi
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tadateru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwayama
authors.forename: Kazunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wanezaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadahiro
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kubota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods