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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep 15;7(9):2945-7.
eCollection 2014.

A rare cause of sudden dyspnea and unexpected death in adolescence: fistula from aortic sinus of Valsalva to right atrium

Fuqiang Liu  1 , Zhanfang Zhu  2 , Jie Ren  1 , Jianjun Mu  1
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A rare cause of sudden dyspnea and unexpected death in adolescence: fistula from aortic sinus of Valsalva to right atrium

Fuqiang Liu et al. Int J Clin Exp Med. .

Abstract

Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac abnormality. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is usually asymptomatic, however, a ruptured aneurysm typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who suffered an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium who manifested sudden dyspnea and acute heart failure.

Keywords: Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva; adolescence; heart failure.

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Figure 1
The transthoracic echocardiogram show (A) Sinus Valsalva aneurysm in apical five -chamber view. (B) The shunted flow from the aorta into the right atrium (color-flow Doppler mode).
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