Acute Heart Failure Caused by a Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Rare Presentation
Mucahit Tan, Sinan Karakus, Naci Babat, Sahin Sahinalp · 2026
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Description
Mucahit Tan and co-authors present a 2026 case report of sudden heart failure caused by a burst aneurysm near the aortic valve. Such a swelling, in a pocket called the sinus of Valsalva, is rare and often silent until it tears. A sixty-five-year-old man arrived with sudden breathlessness and swollen legs. Scans showed the aneurysm had burst from a non-coronary pocket, letting blood shunt the wrong way.
Because the tear involved much of the aortic root, surgeons replaced the root and valve in a Bentall procedure. The patient recovered well. The authors stress that a burst aneurysm of this kind belongs on the list of causes doctors weigh in sudden heart failure, above all in older patients. Fast, full imaging and prompt surgery guided the good outcome.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mucahit Tan, Sinan Karakus, Naci Babat, Sahin Sahinalp |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |