Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Rupture: An Unusual Presentation of Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion: A Case Report

• Päätekijät: Eda-Cristina Abuchaibe (Tekijä), Nancy Dobrolet (Tekijä), Katherine Peicher (Tekijä), Roque Ventura (Tekijä), Elizabeth Welch (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is defined as a weakness in the aortic valve wall, immediately above the attachments of each of the aortic cusps. This weakness can rupture and create an aortocardiac fistula. There are many congenital heart defects associated with chromosome 22q11 deletion, especial...