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Left Main Compression by a Giant Aneurysm of the Left Sinus of Valsalva: An Extremely Rare Reason for Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock.

Authors :
Faillace BL
Galon MZ
Oliveira MD
Prado GF Jr
Truffa AA
Ribeiro EE
Lemos PA
Source :
Case reports in cardiology [Case Rep Cardiol] 2015; Vol. 2015, pp. 703646. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 15.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are very rare and mostly located in the right coronary sinus. They might course with dyspnea, fatigue, and acute coronary syndromes. We present herein an extremely rare case report of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with external left main coronary compression by a giant aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva, which was successfully managed with percutaneous coronary intervention.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2090-6404
Volume :
2015
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Case reports in cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26451260
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/703646