An unusual cause for unruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm.
| Autor: | Sundaram PS; Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011, India. Electronic address: shunmuga_pgi@yahoo.co.in., Narayan GS, Prabhu MA, Bijulal S, Sanjay G, Namboodiri KK, Kapilamoorthy TR, Tharakan JA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Indian heart journal [Indian Heart J] 2013 Jul-Aug; Vol. 65 (4), pp. 484-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 25. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.06.021 |
| Abstrakt: | Sinus of valsalva aneurysm is considered to be one of the rarest complications of inflammatory aortitis. Herewith, we are reporting a young male patient who presented to us with severe aortic regurgitation. On evaluation, he was found to have unruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm. CT angiography and magnetic resonance imaging have shown value in the diagnosis of sinus of valsalva aneurysm. (Copyright © 2013 Cardiological Society of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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