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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
- Source :
- Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2015 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2015.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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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