scholarly journals Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect Complicated by Formation of an Aorto-Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Fistula: A Rare Cause of Biventricular Enlargement

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Amer Muhyieddeen ◽  
Ashwini Sadhale ◽  
Siri Kunchakarra ◽  
Ankit Rathod
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract ◽  
Ventricular Outflow Tract ◽  
Aneurysm Rupture ◽  
Outflow Tract ◽  
Sinus Of Valsalva Aneurysm ◽  
Tract Fistula

Aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistulas typically occur secondary to trauma, infective endocarditis, and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture. We describe an unusual case of a spontaneous aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula in the absence of such findings, instead forming secondary to a complicating supracristal ventricular septal defect and leading to dilated cardiomyopathy.

scholarly journals Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect: A Rare Case

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 462-464
Author(s):  
Ganiga Srinivasaiah Sridhar ◽  
Muhammad Athar Sadiq ◽  
Wan Azman Wan Ahmad ◽  
Chitra Supuramaniam ◽  
Timothy Watson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract ◽  
Ventricular Outflow Tract ◽  
Outflow Tract ◽  
Sinus Of Valsalva ◽  
Exertional Dyspnea ◽  
Sinus Of Valsalva Aneurysm ◽  
Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction

Unruptured right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm that causes severe obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with exertional dyspnea. Upon investigation, we discovered an unruptured right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with associated right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and a supracristal ventricular septal defect. To our knowledge, only 2 such cases have previously been reported in the medical literature. Although treatment of unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm remains debatable, surgery should be considered for extremely large aneurysms or for progressive enlargement of the aneurysm on serial evaluation. Surgery was undertaken in our patient because there was clear evidence of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, right-sided heart dilation, and associated exertional dyspnea.

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