Cor Vasa 2019, 61(5):494-496 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2019.046

A rupture of the aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva in a patient with history of aortic coarctation surgery - a case report

Tomáš Kolomazník, Vladimír Kaučák, Kamil Novobílský, Radim Kryza
Department of Cardiology, Municipal Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava

We present a rare case of a 31-year-old woman with dyspnoea, caused by a rupture of the Valsalva sinus. As a 4-year-old, she underwent a surgery of aortic coarctation, as a 25-year-old, she suffered from subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm.

Keywords: Cerebral aneurysm, Coarctacion of aorta, Valsalva sinus rupture

Accepted: December 4, 2018; Published: October 20, 2019  Show citation

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Kolomazník T, Kaučák V, Novobílský K, Kryza R. A rupture of the aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva in a patient with history of aortic coarctation surgery - a case report. Cor Vasa. 2019;61(5):494-496. doi: 10.33678/cor.2019.046.
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