Unruptured Multiple Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms.
Demian J OmehAmgad N MakaryusPublished in: Case reports in radiology (2020)
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac condition occurring in about 0.09% of the general population, with potential for grave complications. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms of all three sinuses in the same patient are even more rare. There are congenital, inherited, or acquired causes. Noninvasive cross-sectional imaging modalities, consisting of color Doppler echocardiography, cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), make the diagnosis. Treatment is mainly by open surgical reconstruction. However, transcatheter techniques are gaining popularity with noninferior outcomes in selected cases. We report the diagnosis and successful management of a patient with an unusual presentation of multiple unruptured SVAs of all three sinuses, and we conducted a review of the English medical literature.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery
- left ventricular
- middle cerebral artery
- computed tomography
- internal carotid artery
- cross sectional
- case report
- contrast enhanced
- systematic review
- healthcare
- optical coherence tomography
- high resolution
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- pulmonary hypertension
- adipose tissue
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- weight loss