A rare cause of sudden dyspnea and unexpected death in adolescence: fistula from aortic sinus of Valsalva to right atrium

Fuqiang Liu; Zhanfang Zhu; Jie Ren; Jianjun Mu

A rare cause of sudden dyspnea and unexpected death in adolescence: fistula from aortic sinus of Valsalva to right atrium

Int J Clin Exp Med. 2014 Sep 15;7(9):2945-7. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Fuqiang Liu¹, Zhanfang Zhu², Jie Ren¹, Jianjun Mu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, P. R. China ; Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education Xi'an, P. R. China.
² Xi'an Jiaotong University Hospital Xi'an, P. R. China.

PMID: 25356167
PMCID: PMC4211817

Abstract

Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac abnormality. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is usually asymptomatic, however, a ruptured aneurysm typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who suffered an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium who manifested sudden dyspnea and acute heart failure.

Keywords: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva; adolescence; heart failure.

Publication types

Case Reports