To Treat or Not to Treat? This Is the Question… About the Incidental Finding of Double Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in A 91-Year-Old Woman

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a very uncommon clinical finding and often requires emergency surgery due to its high risk of rupture. This educational text reports the case of a 91-year-old Italian women who was incidentally discovered to have a huge double aneurysm of the sinuses of Valsalva.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular 2022, Vol.37 (2), p.268-270
Hauptverfasser:	Marco, Luca Di, Comentale, Giuseppe, Bruno, Matteo, Lanzillotti, Valerio, Colletta, Mauro, Russo, Vincenzo, Pacini, Davide, Casella, Gianni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Aneurysm Aneurysms Aortic Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Aortic dissection Asymptomatic Blood pressure CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Cardiac arrhythmia Coronary Artery Coronary vessels Educational Forum Electrocardiography Emergency medical care Female Heart surgery Hospitals Humans Hypertension Incidental Findings Ischemia Patients Sinus of Valsalva - diagnostic imaging Sinus of Valsalva - surgery Sinuses SURGERY Valsalva Sinus Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a very uncommon clinical finding and often requires emergency surgery due to its high risk of rupture. This educational text reports the case of a 91-year-old Italian women who was incidentally discovered to have a huge double aneurysm of the sinuses of Valsalva.
ISSN:	1678-9741 0102-7638 1678-9741
DOI:	10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0403