Karavidas A, Matsakas E, Foukarakis M, Panou F, Dounis G, Zacharoulis A
Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Athens, G. Gennimatas, Greece.
Echocardiography. 2000 Nov;17(8):733-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2000.tb01228.x.
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva (ASV) is a rare cardiac disease that may be acquired or congenital. It is usually an asymptomatic condition; however, when it ruptures, symptoms appear and the condition deteriorates rapidly. Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a localized "saccular" deformity of the interatrial septum that is associated with cerebrovascular events of embolic origin. We will report on a case of a 69-year-old woman who was referred to our department because of congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic evaluation, both transthoracic and transesophageal, disclosed a ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium (RA), which was associated with an aneurysm of the atrial septum.
瓦氏窦瘤(ASV)是一种罕见的心脏疾病,可能是后天获得性的或先天性的。它通常是无症状的;然而,当它破裂时,症状就会出现,病情会迅速恶化。房间隔瘤(ASA)是房间隔的局限性“囊状”畸形,与栓塞性起源的脑血管事件有关。我们将报告一例69岁女性因充血性心力衰竭转诊至我科的病例。经胸和经食管超声心动图评估显示,右瓦氏窦瘤破裂进入右心房(RA),并伴有房间隔瘤。