title: Transthoracic echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiography for rupture sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
abstract: We report a rare case of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm of both right and left coronary sinus (LCS), with perforation of the LCS opening into the left ventricle. The LCS aneurysm with its perforation was undiagnosed on transthoracic echocardiography emphasizing the role of transesophageal echocardiography in delineating the anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vishwas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kamal Prakash
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neeti
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Makhija
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pangasa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery