Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

RUPTURED SINUS OF VALSALVA - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Mohammed Minnathullah S A, Nanda Kumar R, Nagarajan N

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) is an uncommon pathology with diverse clinical manifestation which ranges from absence of symptoms to cardiogenic shock. [1] We retrospectively reviewed cases admitted with a diagnosis of RSOV in our institution for the past three years and following observations were made.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">AIM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">The aim of the study was to investigate clinical manifestation, diagnosis, intra operative findings, and management of ruptured sinus of valsalva presented to our institution for past three years (2013-2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">STUDY DESIGN:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">Retrospective analysis &ndash; case series<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">METHODOLOGY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:200%;page-eak-after:avoid"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt">A search of documented echocardiogram reports, documented operative findings and data analysis from nominal registry in our institution from 2013-2016. All patients with ruptured sinus of valsalva on echocardiogram were included and patients with associated annular aortic ectasia are excluded.&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>