Unusual case of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm in a pregnant woman

Unusual case of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm in a pregnant woman

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Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are extremely rare, and usually of a congenital nature.There are few documented cases of this condition during pregnancy, which renders unclear the therapeutic options.We here report the case of a26 Cleaners and Solutions - Instrument Solutions years old pregnant woman who was referred to Horse Blankets our cardiac center for the evaluation of a heart murmur.The two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography allowed quickly to establishthe diagnosis of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the right ventricle.A successful surgical correction of the ruptured aneurysm was performed with patch repair.