Right Sinus of Valsalva Fistula to the Right Ventricle as a Cause of Severe Heart Failure

Gabriel  E. Pérez Baztarrica; Ignacio Vaca; Alejandro Botbol; Norberto Blanco; Rafael Porcile

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

Right Sinus of Valsalva Fistula to the Right Ventricle as a Cause of Severe Heart Failure

Gabriel E. P Rez Baztarrica, Ignacio Vaca, Alejandro Botbol, Norberto Blanco, Rafael Porcile

Abstract :

Fistula arising from ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is an uncommon cause of congestive heart failure, and it is even rarer in the absence of aneurysm. We present the case of a female patient with acute idiopathic rupture of the right SV to the right ventricle and atrium in the absence of typical aneurysm. This anomaly resulted in a left–to–right shunt leading to rapidly progressive heart failure.