Abstract
A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly. Traditionally, RSVAs were repaired surgically; however, percutaneous transcatheter closure is the current treatment of choice. We report two cases of RSVA which were closed using this approach. The first case was a 45-year-old female who presented to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2014 with a RSVA in the right ventricle. The second case was a 39-year-old male who was admitted to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, in 2015 with a large multifenestrated RSVA extending into the right ventricle outflow tract. Each patient underwent transcutaneous cardiac catheterisation using three-dimensional echocardiography. Both interventions were technically successful; however, the second patient required a subsequent surgery due to the continuing presence of a significant shunt. Transcatheter closure of RSVAs is an effective alternative to surgical repair, although large multifenestrated RSVAs should be repaired surgically to ensure complete closure.
Publication Date
11-30-2016
First Page
511
Last Page
515
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Recommended Citation
Al-Senaidi, Khalfan S.; Al-Farqani, Abdullah; Maddali, Madan; and Al-Maskary, Salim
(2016)
"Transcatheter Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm : Report of two cases,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 16: 511-515.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.16.04.020
