Quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium

Echocardiography. 2009 Sep;26(8):977-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00930.x.

Abstract

A 32-year-old man with a sudden onset of chest pain and progressive dyspnea was found to have a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium with an associated quadricuspid aortic valve. Echocardiographic and angiographic images are presented, with real time transthoracic 3D echo. The patient was successfully operated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sinus of Valsalva / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome