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Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report
BACKGROUND: An aortic sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) often remains undiagnosed until it ruptures. An SVA filled with thrombus can be challenging to diagnose accurately. CASE SUMMARY: A 70-year-old man was admitted with a clinical diagnosis of well-tolerated complete atrioventricular block (AVB). T...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8374963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab259 |
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author | Sato, Wakana Seki, Katsuhito Yamamoto, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroyuki |
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description | BACKGROUND: An aortic sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) often remains undiagnosed until it ruptures. An SVA filled with thrombus can be challenging to diagnose accurately. CASE SUMMARY: A 70-year-old man was admitted with a clinical diagnosis of well-tolerated complete atrioventricular block (AVB). Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a spherical mass (43 × 49 mm) at the interatrial septum. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a well-defined, hollow, and non-enhanced mass suggesting a cardiac tumour. However, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (18F-FDG PET/CT) showed no uptake in the mass. After implantation of a permanent pacemaker, anticoagulant therapy was started for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Two months later, follow-up evaluation by echocardiography and enhanced CT revealed an increase in size of the hollow interior cavity, suggesting thrombolysis by the anticoagulant. We diagnosed a non-coronary SVA filled with thrombus, which masqueraded as a cardiac tumour and may have caused complete AVB. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a rare case of a giant thrombosed SVA masquerading as a cardiac tumour. Initial 18F-FDG PET/CT and serial imaging studies were helpful in distinguishing it from a cardiac tumour. |
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spelling | pubmed-83749632021-08-20 Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report Sato, Wakana Seki, Katsuhito Yamamoto, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Eur Heart J Case Rep Competition Winner BACKGROUND: An aortic sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) often remains undiagnosed until it ruptures. An SVA filled with thrombus can be challenging to diagnose accurately. CASE SUMMARY: A 70-year-old man was admitted with a clinical diagnosis of well-tolerated complete atrioventricular block (AVB). Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a spherical mass (43 × 49 mm) at the interatrial septum. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a well-defined, hollow, and non-enhanced mass suggesting a cardiac tumour. However, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT (18F-FDG PET/CT) showed no uptake in the mass. After implantation of a permanent pacemaker, anticoagulant therapy was started for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Two months later, follow-up evaluation by echocardiography and enhanced CT revealed an increase in size of the hollow interior cavity, suggesting thrombolysis by the anticoagulant. We diagnosed a non-coronary SVA filled with thrombus, which masqueraded as a cardiac tumour and may have caused complete AVB. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a rare case of a giant thrombosed SVA masquerading as a cardiac tumour. Initial 18F-FDG PET/CT and serial imaging studies were helpful in distinguishing it from a cardiac tumour. Oxford University Press 2021-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8374963/ /pubmed/34423239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab259 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Competition Winner Sato, Wakana Seki, Katsuhito Yamamoto, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title | Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title_full | Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title_fullStr | Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title_short | Thrombosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
title_sort | thrombosed sinus of valsalva aneurysm masquer ading as a cardiac tumour: a case report |
topic | Competition Winner |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8374963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab259 |
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