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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 :
Bruno L. R. Faillace
Micheli Z. Galon
Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira
Guy F. A. Prado
Adriano A. M. Truffa
Expedito E. Ribeiro
Pedro A. Lemos
Source :
Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2015 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 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 :
20906404 and 20906412
Volume :
2015
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.28a021eafb84580aa3dadff79a901a0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/703646