J Nepal Health Res Counc
October 2024
Rupture of sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac condition which is associated with severe left to right shunting. Symptoms may include breathlessness, chest pain and fatigue or even cardiogenic shock and when untreated, this condition carries a grave prognosis. We report a case of a 57-year-old gentleman without any past comorbidities who presented to our hospital with features of acute heart failure due to rupture of sinus of Valsalva which was diagnosed by echocardiogram and further confirmed by cardiac computed tomography scan.
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