| Literature DB >> 9254128 |
S Cabral1, L S Pereira, S Torres, L Gomes, M R Gomes, A Pimenta.
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with complete heart block caused by extension of a congenital aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the upper interventricular septum, which was diagnosed by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. We emphasize the rarity of this pathology and the value of transesophageal echocardiography in its assessment, providing a complete anatomicofunctional characterization and allowing surgical repair without previous cardiac catheterization.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9254128
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Port Cardiol ISSN: 0870-2551 Impact factor: 1.374