Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture in an infant

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.

Medium- and long-term follow-up of transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in Central Europe population

“…RSVA was first described by Hope in 1839 [15] and although it usually occurs in adulthood, it was even described in a neonate [ 16]. SVA is more prevalent in Asians, hence all series of percutaneous closure of RSVA come from the Far East [5,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13], despite our previous short-term observations [7].…”

“…Implants were selected according to RSVA morphology and deployed in the aortic RSVA orifice except four patients, in whom the device was deployed in the distal end of RSVA because of either RSVA anatomy or device displacement (No. 4,15,16,23). Ductal occluders 1-7 mm larger than RVSA aortic orifice diameter were generally chosen.…”

Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Resultant Myocardial Pouch Formation in the Fetal Heart—A Diagnostic Challenge

“…Heart failure can result. Children account for fewer than 3% of all cases [8], with only a handful of neonatal cases reported in the literature [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Identification of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, unruptured or ruptured, in the fetus is extremely rare.…”

Repair of a unique sinus of Valsalva defect in an infant

“…Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare condition characterized by partial bulging of the aortic root. 1,2 We report an extremely rare case of a sinus of Valsalva defect repaired in infancy and a deformity that exhibited abnormal partial bulging of the aortic root and formed SVA-like cavities within the right ventricular myocardium. This study is exempt under the institutional review board at our institution.…”