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An asymptomatic 11 year child with ruptured sinus of Valsalva

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    • Publication Information:
      Images in Paediatric Cardiology
    • Publication Date:
      2015
    • Collection:
      University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta
    • Abstract:
      Ruptured sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) is a rare lesion in a paediatric age group. A right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm usually ruptures into the right ventricle, while aneurysms of non-coronary sinus do so into the right atrium. RSOV usually presents in the third decade of life with congestive heart failure and is more common among Asians with male predominance. It may present as acute cardiogenic shock and sudden death or may remain completely asymptomatic with incidental detection by a murmur. Surgery is indicated as early as possible, once the diagnosis is made as without surgery, most cases will eventually succumb to uncontrollable congestive heart failure. This article reports an 11 year old child with the diagnosis of ruptured sinus of Valsalva. ; peer-reviewed
    • Relation:
      https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/4333
    • Online Access:
      https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/4333
    • Rights:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.112F85AD