RUPTURE SINUS OF VALSALVA INTO VENTRICULAR SEPTUM WITH COMPLETE HEART BLOCK

A traumatic rupture of valsalva sinus with dissection into the interventricular septum.

A Case of Right Sinus of Valsalva Rupture with Dissection into Interventricular Septum Causing Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an uncommon anomaly of the aorta. Rupture of SVA often precipitates dramatic clinical complications, including heart failures. Right SVAs are the most common type, and when they rupture, they usually rupture into the right ventricle or right atrium. Rupture into left ventricle or interventricular septum is rare. Herein, we report a case of right SVA rupture w...

Un-ruptured Non-Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Complete Heart Block

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare cardiac anomaly with wide spectrum of clinical presentation ranging from asymptomatic state to dreadful complications due to compression of vital surrounding structures or aortic dissection. There are only few reported cases of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm presented with cardiac arrhythmias including complete heart block. We herein, present a case of a 50 year...

Rupture of aneurysm of aortic sinus (of Valsalva) into the right side of the heart.

We were fortunate enough to see two examples of rupture of a sinus of Valsalva into the right side of the heart within a few months of each other, and were so struck by the similarity in the clinical pictures that we looked up the recorded cases to see whether the syndrome presented by our patients was at all common. We have attempted to study the incidence of clinical findings that might serve...

Interventricular septal expansion of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a rare cause of complete heart block.

We present the case of a 64 year old man, previously of good health, who presented in November 1995 with a short history of presyncope and one witnessed episode of syncope.On admission he was clinically in complete heart block with a ventricular rate of 40 beats/min but had a well maintained blood pressure at 150/80 mm Hg. Auscultation revealed a soft systolic murmur in the aortic area. The rem...