Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva into the Right Ventricle Masking Ventricular Septal Defect: 2 Cases Report

Hatem Sarhan, Abdul Wahid Al-Mulla, Abdel Haleem Shawky, Smitha Kumar

Hamad Medical corporation, Doha, Qatar

Date, time and location: 2018.05.26 15:30, Exhibition area, 1st Floor. Zone – D

Abstract

Objective

Describe rare cases.

Methods

We report two interesting similar cases of ruptured sinus of Valsalva.

Results

2 male patients from Indian subcontinent countries who presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. Their preoperative echocardiography showed ruptured right sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricle. They also had Ventricular septal defect (VSD) which were only detected intraoperatively and were missed on echocardiogram.

Conclusion

Ruptured right sinus of Valsalva is common in Asian populations. It could be associated with ventricular septal defect that could be missed by echocardiogram, so neeed high suspicion index.