| CURRICULUM IN CARDIOLOGY - CASE DISCUSSION |
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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 109-114 |
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Ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm: Clinical case presentation and management
Nitin Kumar Parashar, Dinkar Bhasin, Patil Surajkumar Marotrao, Faraz Ahmed Farooqui, Sunil Kumar Verma, Anita Saxena
Department of Cardiology, CNC, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Nitin Kumar Parashar
7th Floor, Department of Cardiology, CNC, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_27_17
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A 27-year-old female presented with generalized body swelling and progressive shortness of breath for the past 4 months. On examination, she had a loud continuous murmur, elevated jugular venous pressure, and gross ascites. The examination findings, electrocardiogram, chest radiography, and echocardiogram are discussed in a step-wise manner to arrive at a diagnosis and plan of management of a patient with ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is discussed along with review of relevant literature.
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