Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the intraventricular septum

Takayoshi Kato; Shinji Tomita; Mototsugu Tamaki; Yasuhide Okawa

doi:10.1177/0218492314549585

Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the intraventricular septum

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2016 Feb;24(2):172-4. doi: 10.1177/0218492314549585. Epub 2014 Sep 1.

Authors

Takayoshi Kato¹, Shinji Tomita², Mototsugu Tamaki², Yasuhide Okawa²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan tkato@heart-center.or.jp.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gifu Heart Center, Gifu, Japan.

PMID: 25178471
DOI: 10.1177/0218492314549585

Abstract

Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon entity and especially rare when it dissects into the intraventricular septum. This uncommon clinical manifestation often takes a drastic clinical course with life-threatening arrhythmia, coronary ischemia, rupture, and heart failure. We present the case of a 36-year-old man with an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the intraventricular septum, which induced severe aortic insufficiency and heart block.

Keywords: Aneurysm; aortic aneurysm; dissecting; heart block; heart septum; sinus of Valsalva.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Dissection / complications*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / therapy
Aortography / methods
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Heart Block / diagnosis
Heart Block / etiology*
Heart Block / therapy
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Pericardium / transplantation
Recovery of Function
Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging
Suture Techniques
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Septum* / diagnostic imaging