Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a Patient with a Ventricular Septal Defect Who Dropped Out of Lifelong Medical Follow-up

Intern Med. 2024 Mar 15;63(6):829-832. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1395-22. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

Abstract

Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSOVA) is a rare cardiac condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. We herein report a 35-year-old man with a history of ventricular septal defect (VSD). He had a history of interrupted hospital visits and presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, palpitations, and dizziness for a few days. Auscultation detected a continuous murmur. Transthoracic echocardiography followed by transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated RSOVA in the right ventricle with an aorto-right ventricular fistula. The fistula was resected, and the aneurysm was surgically repaired. The patient made a good recovery.

Keywords: continuous murmur; ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm; ventricular septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture* / complications
  • Aortic Rupture* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture* / surgery
  • Fistula*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / complications
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / surgery