To Treat or Not to Treat? This Is the Question… About the Incidental Finding of Double Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in A 91-Year-Old Woman

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a very uncommon clinical finding and often requires emergency surgery due to its high risk of rupture. This educational text reports the case of a 91-year-old Italian women who was incidentally discovered to have a huge double aneurysm of the sinuses of Valsalva.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Marco, Luca Di, Comentale, Giuseppe, Bruno, Matteo, Lanzillotti, Valerio, Colletta, Mauro, Russo, Vincenzo, Pacini, Davide, Casella, Gianni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022
Materias:
Educational Forum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35436080
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0403
Descripción
Sumario:Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a very uncommon clinical finding and often requires emergency surgery due to its high risk of rupture. This educational text reports the case of a 91-year-old Italian women who was incidentally discovered to have a huge double aneurysm of the sinuses of Valsalva.

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