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Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2017

David J. Steflik
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Tammy L. Churchill
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Shahryar M. Chowdhury*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: S. M. Chowdhury, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 165 Ashley Ave, MSC 915, Charleston, SC 29425, United States of America. Tel: +843 876 2273; Fax: +843 792 5878; E-mail: chowdhur@musc.edu

Abstract

We present the case of a 10-month-old female with a right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with rupture into the right atrial appendage who presented with a murmur. Surgical repair was performed shortly after diagnosis with pericardial patch closure from within the aorta and closure of the right atrial rupture site. To our knowledge, this is the youngest child with sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with rupture to be identified in the literature.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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