Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm With Rupture Into the Interventricular Septum and Left Ventricular Cavity

Abstract

A 23-year-old Haitian man presented with complaints of shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, and occasional palpitations. Examination revealed a wide pulse pressure and a continuous murmur across the precordium. The echocardiogram showed a ruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva (Figure The sinus rupture dissected into the interventricular septum and then ruptured into the left ventricular cavity (Figures No operative intervention was undertaken.