Congestive Heart Failure in an Adolescent With a Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Jan;15(1):130-133. doi: 10.1177/21501351231189283. Epub 2023 Sep 3.

Abstract

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an abnormal dilatation of the aortic root located between the aortic valve annulus and the sinotubular junction and is rare in the pediatric population. This case report describes a unique case of a 16-year-old adolescent patient admitted with progressive heart failure symptoms and diagnosed with a ruptured noncoronary SVA. He underwent surgical repair of the SVA with autologous pericardial patches and had an uncomplicated postoperative course. A genetic workup revealed an underlying 22q11.2 deletion that is infrequently associated with SVA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aorta
  • Aortic Aneurysm* / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture* / complications
  • Aortic Rupture* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture* / surgery
  • Heart Failure* / complications
  • Heart Failure* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / surgery