Syed Al-Nahian, Rakibul Hasan, Omar Sadeque Khan,Asit Baran Adhikary, Md. Aftabuddin

Abstract:
Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare cardiac abnormality; however, the
most common complication is rupture into heart chembers, usually the right
heart chambers or rarely towards the left chambers. A ruptured aneurysm
typically leads to an aortocardiac shunt and progressively worsening heart failure.
Commonly on auscultation, it presents with a continuous murmur in left lower
sternal edge. Here we report a case of a 27 years old male who suffered an aneurysm
of the sinus of Valsalva rupture into the right atrium with only a pansystolic
murmur who underwent successful surgical repair.
Key Words: Sinus of Valsalva, aneurysm rupture, pansystolic murmur.

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