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Title

Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency

Authors

Faiz Rasool, Children Hospital Lahore
Muhammad Asim Khan, Children Hospital Lahore
Muneer Amanullah, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Paediatric Surgery

Abstract

Congenital Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital cardiac disease. Most common site of origin is the right sinus. It ruptures into right ventricle or right atrium most of the times. Only in less than 2% of the cases it ruptures into the pulmonary artery. We report a rare case of right sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into pulmonary artery.

Publication ( Name of Journal)

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Rasool, F., Khan, M. A., Amanullah, M. (2018). Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 68(7), 1113-1114.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_paediatr/38