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Case Report

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Detection and Mechanism by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

by
Jen Li Looi
1,* and
Andrew J. Kerr
1,2
1
Department of Cardiology, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 933111, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
2
Centre for Advanced MRI, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(3), e72; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e72
Submission received: 17 September 2011 / Revised: 17 September 2011 / Accepted: 27 September 2011 / Published: 13 October 2011

Abstract

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) demonstrated a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) with severe dilatation of the right coronary sinus in association with a congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and subaortic membrane. The SVA had not been apparent on echocardiography as the dilatation was outside standard echo image planes. On both CMR and echo, blood flow was eccentrically directed into the right coronary sinus by the domed posterior leaflet of the BAV. The impact of the aortic jet on the wall of the right coronary sinus is probably important in the aetiology of the sinus dilatation. CMR proved valuable in demonstrating the SVA and understanding its aetiology.
Keywords: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm; bicuspid aortic valve; cardiac MRI sinus of Valsalva aneurysm; bicuspid aortic valve; cardiac MRI

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Looi, J.L.; Kerr, A.J. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Detection and Mechanism by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e72. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e72

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Looi JL, Kerr AJ. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Detection and Mechanism by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(3):e72. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e72

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Looi, Jen Li, and Andrew J. Kerr. 2011. "Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Detection and Mechanism by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 3: e72. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e72

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Looi, J. L., & Kerr, A. J. (2011). Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Detection and Mechanism by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Clinics and Practice, 1(3), e72. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e72

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