sinus of Valsalva

Clinical Images

Intramural Aortic Stenting of an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising From the Left Valsalva Sinus: A Leap Into the Dark?

01/12/2024

Giuseppe Talanas , MD;

Filippo Dossi , MD;

A 69-year-old man with unstable angina underwent coronary angiography showing no lesion in the left coronary artery and critical stenosis in the proximal right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of Valsalva.

A 69-year-old man with unstable...

01/12/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Chronic Dissection of Left Sinus of Valsalva Obscuring Left Main Coronary Artery

06/28/2019

Korakoth Towashirporn , MD;

Vithaya Chaithiraphan , MD;

Coronary angiography in a 44-year-old woman shows chronic dissection of the left sinus of Valsalva, totally obscuring the LMCA, with good collaterals supplying the left coronary system from the right coronary artery.

Coronary angiography in a...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Rupture of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: Put it in your Differential Diagnosis for CHF

09/05/2008

In this issue of Vascular Disease Management, Zavala-Alarcon et al present an interesting look at an uncommon cardiovascular problem and the unique opportunity to “witness” a potentially highly morbid event if not diagnosed and treated...

In this issue of Vascular...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Witnessed Rupture of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm into the Right Ventricle Presenting as Cardiogenic Shock

09/05/2008

Zavala-Alarcon, et al.

The sinuses of Valsalva are three small dilatations or cavity-like structures in the aortic wall above the attachments of the aortic cusps. They are known as the right coronary, left coronary and non-coronary sinuses, as defined by the...

The sinuses of Valsalva are...

09/05/2008

Vascular Disease Management