The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 55, 1247-1248, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm through the tricuspid septal leaflet
P Kallis, M de Belder and EE Smith
Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
We report a case of rupture of an aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus of
Valsalva with the tract of the fistula emerging through the tricuspid
septal leaflet. This rare pathology created a diagnostic dilemma, as the
direction of the jet of blood was alternating between the right atrium and
the right ventricle.