A case report: a rare case of severe aortic incompetence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva (SOV) are thin-walled outpouchings most commonly involving the right or non-coronary sinuses. Because they are asymptomatic, they are rarely discovered before they rupture and form an aorto-cardiac fistula. We present a rare case of unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary SOV burrowing into the interventricular septum with severe aortic incompetence and left ventricular dysfunction. To our knowledge, burrowing of the SOV aneurysm (SVA) into the interventricular septum and its large sac-like appearance has never been described using three dimensional (3D) echocardiography before.

Case summary

A 37-year-old man presented to the cardiology outpatient department with complaints of dyspnoea and palpitations (New York Heart Associati

SUBMITTER: Sondh MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature