| Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in an asymptomatic patient. | |
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PMID: 12050612 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 75-year-old asymptomatic male patient was referred for transesophageal echocardiography after detection of a diastolic murmur on routine physical examination and widened mediastinum on a chest radiograph. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a large, unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, filled with a thrombus and spontaneous echocontrast and protruding into the right atrium. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare, frequently asymptomatic, and not associated with any physical findings. The diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography and was confirmed by angiography and at surgery. The need for corrective surgery of asymptomatic, incidentally diagnosed sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is not well defined in the absence of precise knowledge of its natural history. We provide a description of the natural history and rationale for early corrective surgery of sinus of Valsalva aneurysms in asymptomatic patients. |
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Authors:
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Subhash Banerjee; Dinesh H Jagasia |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume: 15 ISSN: 0894-7317 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Publication Date: 2002 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-06-06 Completed Date: 2002-09-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801388 Medline TA: J Am Soc Echocardiogr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 668-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52246, USA. banerjees@mail.medicine.uiowa.edu |
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Aged Aortic Aneurysm / ultrasonography* Echocardiography, Transesophageal Humans Male Sinus of Valsalva / ultrasonography* |
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