A 63-year-old male presented with right-sided heart failure and was diagnosed with a giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a rare etiology of right-sided heart failure due to right ventricular outflow tract obstruction by a giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
A 63-year-old male with a previous history of leg swelling for many decades and dyspnoea on exertion for few months, presented to the local emergency department complaining of unexpected fall. He was found to have a systolic murmur and abnormal ECG for which he was referred to our clinic for further evaluation. His physical examination was significant for a loud ejection systolic murmur at the left upper sternal border, an elevated jugular venous pressure and bilateral lower extremity oedema with significant venous stasis changes. An ECG showed normal sinus rhythm with incomplete RBBB. Transthoracic …
Le et al. (Mon,) conducted a case report in Right-sided heart failure, giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (n=1). A 63-year-old male presented with right-sided heart failure and was diagnosed with a giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm obstructing the right ventricular outflow tract.