Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency

Faiz Rasool; Mohammad Asim Khan; Muneer Amanullah

Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency

Faiz Rasool, Mohammad Asim Khan, Muneer Amanullah

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Congenital Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital cardiac disease. Most common site of origin is the right sinus. It ruptures into right ventricle or right atrium most of the times. Only in less than 2% of the cases it ruptures into the pulmonary artery. We report a rare case of right sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into pulmonary artery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1113-1114
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	68
Issue number	7
Publication status	Published - Jul 2018

Keywords

Aortic root abscess
Aortopulmonary tunnel
Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm

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Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency

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