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European Journal of Echocardiography 2008 9(2):311-313; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2006.11.009
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2007. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org.

Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm associated with noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium

Murat Unlu1,*, Ozcan Ozeke1, Muammer Kara2 and Sait Yesillik2

1 Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Cardiology, 21100 Diyarbakir, Turkey
2 Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Internal Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey

Received 4 September 2006; accepted after revision 26 November 2006.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +90 505 526 65 31. E-mail address: drmuratunlu{at}gmail.com.


  Abstract

Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare, but life-threatening cardiac abnormality that requires surgical correction when diagnosed, and is frequently associated with other congenital defects, particularly with ventricular septal defect, aortic valve regurgitation, and bicuspid aortic valve. We present the case of a 21-year-old man who had a ruptured aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus into the right atrium, a ventricular septal defect, a persistent left superior vena cava and a noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. Surgical repair was carried out and the patient made an uneventful recovery.

Keywords: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm; Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium


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