Surgically treated unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a case report
Fukui, T.; Takada, J.; Kitaoka, H.; Matsumura, Y.; Hitomi, N.; Seo, H.; Chikamori, T.; Doi, Y.
Journal of Cardiology 29 Suppl. 2: 67-71
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0914-5087 PMID: 9211105 Document Number: 482605
A 73-year-old man was admitted because of progressive dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed a markedly dilated right sinus of Valsalva and severe aortic regurgitation. Coaptation loss of the aortic valve leaflets was thought to be the cause of regurgitation and congestive heart failure, a rare complication of the unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Surgical treatment should be considered to prevent life-threatening heart failure and rupture of the aneurysm even in patients without overt heart failure.