Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;&quo...
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| author | Ahmad Mirdamadi Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi Farzad Marashinia Mohsen Nourbakhsh |
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| description | <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">BACKGROUND:</span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) may be congenital or acquired. They could mimic ventricular tumor symptoms and cause signs and symptoms of ventricular outflow tract obstruction. They may also involve the conduction system and cause palpitations or syncopal episodes. Both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) serve as quick, noninvasive methods to provide information on size and location of aneurysmal dilatation and cardiac chamber involvement. These methods can identify any associated anomalies or complications. This study presents a patient with unruptured SVA.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">CASE REPORT:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> A 46-year-old man, who had been suffering from nonspecific symptoms such as exercise intolerance and weakness for a few months, referred to our clinic in Isfahan (Iran). In TTE, a large mass was observed in the right ventricle. SVA was suspected after meticulous probing. This diagnosis was confirmed by TEE and computed tomography angiography. At open heart surgery, an SVA with a lot of clots it was removed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">CONCLUSION:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> SVA must be kept in mind when a tumor-like mass is observed in the right ventricle. Detailed evaluation would thus be necessary to rule out SVA and to prevent wrong diagnosis and treatment that can sometimes be catastrophic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <br style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Keywords:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Sinus Valsalva, Aneurysm, Cardiac Tumor.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3491421657af4e758623cb3cdc593b722022-12-22T02:03:39ZengVesnu PublicationsARYA Atherosclerosis1735-39552251-66382012-10-0183164166335Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentationAhmad Mirdamadi0Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi1Farzad Marashinia2Mohsen Nourbakhsh3Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Research Assistant, MABA Research Center, Medical Students Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Research Assistant, MABA Research Center, Medical Students Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">BACKGROUND:</span></strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) may be congenital or acquired. They could mimic ventricular tumor symptoms and cause signs and symptoms of ventricular outflow tract obstruction. They may also involve the conduction system and cause palpitations or syncopal episodes. Both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) serve as quick, noninvasive methods to provide information on size and location of aneurysmal dilatation and cardiac chamber involvement. These methods can identify any associated anomalies or complications. This study presents a patient with unruptured SVA.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">CASE REPORT:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> A 46-year-old man, who had been suffering from nonspecific symptoms such as exercise intolerance and weakness for a few months, referred to our clinic in Isfahan (Iran). In TTE, a large mass was observed in the right ventricle. SVA was suspected after meticulous probing. This diagnosis was confirmed by TEE and computed tomography angiography. At open heart surgery, an SVA with a lot of clots it was removed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9pt;">CONCLUSION:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-small;"> SVA must be kept in mind when a tumor-like mass is observed in the right ventricle. Detailed evaluation would thus be necessary to rule out SVA and to prevent wrong diagnosis and treatment that can sometimes be catastrophic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <br style="mso-ignore: vglayout;" /> </span></p><p class="abstract" style="margin: 3pt 1cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Keywords:</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> Sinus Valsalva, Aneurysm, Cardiac Tumor.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p>http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/441 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Mirdamadi Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi Farzad Marashinia Mohsen Nourbakhsh Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation ARYA Atherosclerosis |
| title | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation |
| title_full | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation |
| title_fullStr | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation |
| title_short | Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: An uncommon presentation |
| title_sort | sinus of valsalva aneurysm an uncommon presentation |
| url | http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/441 |
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