Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva (ASVs) are rare. They can be congenital or acquired through infection, trauma, or degenerative diseases. They frequently co-occur with ventricular septal defects, aortic valve dysfunction, or other cardiac abnormalities. Although unruptured ASVs are usually asymptomatic, ruptured ASVs often cause symptoms similar to those of heart failure and produce a continu...

OBJECTIVES Sinuses of Valsalva are important in assuring the physiological function of the aortic valve. This study evaluates short-term clinical results of the reimplantation technique for aortic valve-sparing root replacement using a new prosthesis with three separate sinuses of Valsalva (sinus prosthesis). METHODS Between February 2009 and February 2011, a total of 23 patients (20 m/3 f; m...

This report presents a verapamil-sensitive atrial tachycardia, mid-atrium septum activating the earliest. Concealed entrainment was obtained at noncoronary aortic sinus (NCS), where the local activation was delayed compared to mid-septum. The tachycardia was successfully ablated at NCS. The entrance of the slow conduction zone was located at NCS.

This describes a technique for the successful performance of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients whose right coronary artery arises from the left sinus of Valsalva and in whom the standard guiding catheters do not allow coaxial support.

A 78-year-old woman with no cardiovascular risk factors was admitted to the clinic with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Baseline electrocardiogram revealed diffuse ST segment depressions in the anterior leads, and transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated regional hypokinesia of the inferoposterior wall of the left ventricle with an estimated left ventricular ejection fraction o...

A 35-year-old male patient presented with heart failure. On examination, there was a continuous murmur over the left sternum. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a ruptured aneurysm arising from the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva and draining into the right atrium.

This case demonstrates a rare anomalous of origin of right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva in patients who underwent kidney transplantation complicated by an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with delay angioplasty.