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Balducci A, Gesuete V, Fabi M, et al. An Unusual Case of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a GUCH Patient: An Unusual Side of the Aorto-Cardiac Fistula. Cardiol Res. 2011;2(4):193-195doi: 10.4021/cr27w.
Balducci, A., Gesuete, V., Fabi, M., Picchio, F. M., & Gargiulo, G. (2011). An Unusual Case of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a GUCH Patient: An Unusual Side of the Aorto-Cardiac Fistula. Cardiology research, 2(4), 193-195. https://doi.org/10.4021/cr27w
Balducci, Anna, et al. "An Unusual Case of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a GUCH Patient: An Unusual Side of the Aorto-Cardiac Fistula." Cardiology research vol. 2,4 (2011): 193-195. doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/cr27w
Balducci A, Gesuete V, Fabi M, Picchio FM, Gargiulo G. An Unusual Case of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a GUCH Patient: An Unusual Side of the Aorto-Cardiac Fistula. Cardiol Res. 2011 Aug;2(4):193-195. doi: 10.4021/cr27w. Epub 2011 Jul 25. PMID: 28352391; PMCID: PMC5358229.
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Cardiol Res. 2011 Aug;2(4):193-195. doi: 10.4021/cr27w. Epub 2011 Jul 25.

An Unusual Case of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a GUCH Patient: An Unusual Side of the Aorto-Cardiac Fistula.

Cardiology research

Anna Balducci, Valentina Gesuete, Marianna Fabi, Fernando Maria Picchio, Gaetano Gargiulo

Affiliations

  1. Pediatric Cardiology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
  2. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 28352391 PMCID: PMC5358229 DOI: 10.4021/cr27w

Abstract

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can be congenital or acquired. The major complication is rupture: this can represent an evolution or an abrupt event. In case of rupture or of large aneurysm, a surgical approach is justified. We report a case of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a seventeen years old girl, who had underwent surgical correction of Fallot tetralogy. As soon as the rupture of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is suspected, echocardiographic examination is the easiest and most straightforward tool to make a correct diagnosis.

Keywords: Congenital heart disease; Heart failure; Tetralogy of Fallot

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