Ali, Zafar and Asif, Talal and Sheehy, Justin and Jacob, Dany and Baweja, Paramdeep S. (2020) Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Causing Aorto–Atrial Fistula and Acute Heart Failure: A Rare Encounter. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (4). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm as a cause of aorto–atrial fistula is very rare. We present the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with symptoms of acute heart failure and suspicion of an aorto–atrial fistula found on a transthoracic echocardiogram, which was confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. A coronary angiogram showed normal coronary arteries but confirmed the right aorto–atrial fistula on aortogram. She underwent successful surgical repair of the fistula. Her postoperative echocardiogram showed a normal right atrium and right ventricle with no shunt. A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a devastating event and presents as acute heart failure. Prompt diagnosis and surgical repair is necessary to prevent mortality.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, aorto–atrial fistula, heart failure |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 10:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19965 |
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