TY - JOUR
T1 - Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm presenting as ST-elevation myocardial infarction
AU - Lindsay, Alistair C.
AU - Mahesh, Balakrishnan
AU - Gaer, Jullien A.
AU - Dalby, Miles C.D.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Background. A 52-year-old man presented with central chest pain, which he had experienced for 8 h. He had no other associated symptoms and no prior history of cardiovascular disease. investigations. Electrocardiography, chest radiography, coronary angiography, aortic angiography, echocardiography, CT thorax with contrast. Diagnosis. Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. Management. emergency sternotomy and pericardiotomy, followed by aortic root replacement.
AB - Background. A 52-year-old man presented with central chest pain, which he had experienced for 8 h. He had no other associated symptoms and no prior history of cardiovascular disease. investigations. Electrocardiography, chest radiography, coronary angiography, aortic angiography, echocardiography, CT thorax with contrast. Diagnosis. Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. Management. emergency sternotomy and pericardiotomy, followed by aortic root replacement.
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U2 - 10.1038/nrcardio.2009.45
DO - 10.1038/nrcardio.2009.45
M3 - Article
C2 - 19377500
AN - SCOPUS:67649510081
SN - 1759-5002
VL - 6
SP - 379
EP - 382
JO - Nature Reviews Cardiology
JF - Nature Reviews Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -
