Ruptured right sinus of Valsalva into main pulmonary artery

A young adult who presented with congestive heart failure was found to have ruptured aneurysm of right sinus of Valsalva. The aneurysm was opening into the main pulmonary artery, which was demonstrated well by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by cardiac catheterizatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohite, Prashant N., Rohit, Manoj K., Thingnam, Shyam K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22629032
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.95368
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Sumario:A young adult who presented with congestive heart failure was found to have ruptured aneurysm of right sinus of Valsalva. The aneurysm was opening into the main pulmonary artery, which was demonstrated well by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Aneurysm was repaired followed by aortic valve replacement.

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