Ruptured right Valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

Rupture of Valsalva sinus remains a very rare and deadly complication of Valsalva sinus aneurysm with a high mortality rate. We report here the case of a 47-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with acute exercise-induced dyspnea, chest pain, and fever. Transthoracic (TTE) and tran...

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Autores principales: Abetti, Ayoub, Gandet, Thomas, Amri, Abdul Aziz Al, Ibrahimi, Marouane Ouazzani, Rouviere, Philippe, Meilhac, Alexandra, Agullo, Audrey, Demaria, Roland, Frapier, Jean Marc, Albat, Bernard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33244328
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.65.21491
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Sumario:Rupture of Valsalva sinus remains a very rare and deadly complication of Valsalva sinus aneurysm with a high mortality rate. We report here the case of a 47-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with acute exercise-induced dyspnea, chest pain, and fever. Transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) highlighted a rupture of the right Valsalva sinus in the right atrium due to infective endocarditis. After stabilization of the patient, a successful surgical repair with double pericardial patches was performed.

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