A previously healthy 39-year-old male presented with a 2-week history of progressive
exertional dyspnea with fatigue. On examination, he had a grade 4/6 continuous cardiac …

The (M-mode) echocardiographic patterns of three patients with congenital aneurysm of the
right sinus of Valsalva are reported. In two patients the aneurysm ruptured into the right …

In a 24-year-old female patient with sudden collapse an acute tricuspid insufficiency was
presumed by echocardiography after the exclusion of pulmonary embolism. Aortography …

Echocardiographic Diagnosis of a Ruptured Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva Page 1
Echocardiographic Diagnosis of a Ruptured Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva Maria Bonou …

Rupture of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon heart defect. A continuous
murmur may be the first clinical sign of this rupture. Additional imaging techniques, and in …

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is rare malformation, which takes origin from one of the three
aortic sinuses. Diagnosis of this abnormality is usually made when rupture has occurred …

We report a patient with a severe form of congenital aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva in
whom echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal) and angiography failed to …

Diagnosis of aorto to right cameral fistula resulting from rupture of an aneurysm of sinus of
Valsalva may be difficult by transthoracic echocardiography. The authors report two cases of …

A67-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital because of orthopnea. Trans-
thoracic echocardiography (Vivid7, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) demonstrated a …