| Literature DB >> 19377500 |
Alistair C Lindsay1, Balakrishnan Mahesh, Jullien A Gaer, Miles C D Dalby.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 52-year-old man presented with central chest pain, which he had experienced for 8 h. He had no other associated symptoms and no prior history of cardiovascular disease. INVESTIGATIONS: Electrocardiography, chest radiography, coronary angiography, aortic angiography, echocardiography, CT thorax with contrast. DIAGNOSIS: Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. MANAGEMENT: Emergency sternotomy and pericardiotomy, followed by aortic root replacement.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19377500 DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2009.45
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cardiol ISSN: 1759-5002 Impact factor: 32.419