PMID: 16623358Apr 21, 2006Paper

Rupture of a congenital aneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium

Revista Portuguesa De Cardiologia : Orgão Oficial Da Sociedade Portuguesa De Cardiologia = Portuguese Journal of Cardiology : an Official Journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
António FiarresgaJorge Quininha

Abstract

We present the case of a patient evaluated for a continuous murmur, in which a ruptured congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with fistulization to the right atrium was demonstrated by echocardiography. The authors review the relevant clinical features of this entity.

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