Transcatheter device closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva: Immediate results and short term follow up

• Main Authors: Sen Supratim (Author), Chattopadhyay Amitabha (Author), Ray Mily (Author), Bandyopadhyay Biswajit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0974-2069
• Keywords: Device closure; ruptured aneurysm; sinus of Valsalva; transcatheter intervention; Medicine; R; Pediatrics; RJ1-570; Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; RC666-701
• Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 79-82 (2009)

This is a retrospective, observational study comprising of eight patients with isolated rupture of the sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) who underwent transcatheter device closure. The mean age of presentation was 32.8 ± 10.0 years. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class at the time of presentation was II (six patients) and III (two patients). The RSOVs were all closed using a patent ductus arteriosus device. The mean procedural time was 42.3 ± 5.4 minutes, while the fluoroscopic time was 24.5 ± 6.9 minutes. All had complete closure of the shunt. The average hospital stay was 2.9 ± 1.1 days. There were no major complications. The patients were followed up for a mean of 11.3 ± 4.1 months. At the time of the last follow up all the patients were in NYHA class I. We conclude that in the short term, transcatheter closure of isolated RSOV is a viable alternative to surgical repair.