TY - JOUR
T1 - Sudden heart failure due to a ruptured posterior Valsalva sinus aneurysm into the right atrium
T2 - Feasibility of catheter closure using the amplatzer duct occluder
AU - Onorato, Eustaquio
AU - Casilli, Francesco
AU - Mbala-Mukendi, Marcel
AU - Perlasca, Elen
AU - Santoro, Franco
AU - Bortone, Franco
AU - Arena, Vincenzo
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Valsalva sinus aneurysms are usually congenital and relatively rare and tend to be more frequent in adults. Rupture of these aneurysms can result in sudden death or in an abrupt and rapid progressive heart failure. Surgical repair is the traditional treatment of choice. We report the case of a 48-year-old female with a ruptured posterior non-coronary Valsalva sinus aneurysm, resulting in an anomalous aorto-right atrial fistula. Successful percutaneous catheter closure of the massive left-to-right shunt by using the Amplatzer duct occluder is presented.
AB - Valsalva sinus aneurysms are usually congenital and relatively rare and tend to be more frequent in adults. Rupture of these aneurysms can result in sudden death or in an abrupt and rapid progressive heart failure. Surgical repair is the traditional treatment of choice. We report the case of a 48-year-old female with a ruptured posterior non-coronary Valsalva sinus aneurysm, resulting in an anomalous aorto-right atrial fistula. Successful percutaneous catheter closure of the massive left-to-right shunt by using the Amplatzer duct occluder is presented.
KW - Aneurysm
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Heart failure
KW - Interventional procedures
KW - Intravascular ultrasound
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16274025
AN - SCOPUS:33645576159
SN - 1129-471X
VL - 6
SP - 603
EP - 607
JO - Italian Heart Journal
JF - Italian Heart Journal
IS - 7
ER -