Rupture of sinus of valsalva aneurysm: Case report
| Autor: | Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, H. Baddoo, A.G.B. Amoah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Aortic Rupture Doppler echocardiography Aortic aneurysm Aneurysm Internal medicine medicine Humans Endocarditis cardiovascular diseases Aortic rupture Sinus (anatomy) medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Sinus of Valsalva medicine.disease Echocardiography Doppler Aortic Aneurysm Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Infective endocarditis Pulmonary valve cardiovascular system Cardiology business |
| Zdroj: | East African Medical Journal; Vol 77, No 11 (2000) |
| ISSN: | 0012-835X |
| Popis: | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are uncommon. Aortic sinus aneurysm may be complicated by endocarditis or rupture. A 26 year old native Ghanaian presented with dyspnoea, raised jugular venous pressure (JVP), tender hepatomegaly, peripheral oedema, a thrill and a continuous murmur at the upper left sternal edge. Two-dimensional doppler echocardiography with colour flow mapping revealed a large aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva (4 cm diameter) that abutted the right ventricular out-flow tract with distortion of the pulmonary valve. Colour flow revealed left to right shunting of blood from the aortic root into the right atrium. A year later he presented with a febrile illness, weight loss, night sweats and was diagnosed as having culture negative infective endocarditis. Following a course of antibiotics, he underwent successful cardiopulmonary bypass surgery with repair of the ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva. |
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