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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct;49(8):799-802.
doi: 10.1002/jcu.22991. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Multiple organ dysfunction caused by a ruptured aortic sinus aneurysm: A case report

Jingyu Song  1 , Xinting Pan  1
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Case Reports

Multiple organ dysfunction caused by a ruptured aortic sinus aneurysm: A case report

Jingyu Song et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Aortic sinus aneurysms are mainly congenital malformations that can involve the left, right, and noncoronary sinus. Rupture of the noncoronary sinus aneurysms is rare, and its mechanisms and complications are still imperfectly known due to the rarity of this condition. A case of multiple organ dysfunction caused by a ruptured noncoronary sinus aneurysm has been reported.

Keywords: aortic sinus aneurysm; congenital disease; echocardiography; multiple organ dysfunction.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Chest CT showing bilateral pleural effusion. The right pleural effusion had been drained, but a small amount of liquid was still visible. The left pleural effusion was still present (arrow)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Echocardiographic examination. A, The aorta noncoronary sinus bulged into the right atrium because of a 26 cm × 19 mm aneurysm, ruptured into the right atrium (arrow). B, Color Doppler imaging showed left to right turbulent blood flow through the rupture breach (arrow)
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