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Ruptured right valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

Ruptured right valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

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Ruptured right valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

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Ruptured right valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

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Uganda: PAMJ-CEPHRI Pan African Medical Journal - Center for Public health Research and Information

Journal title

The Pan African medical journal, 2020, Vol.37 (65), p.65

Language

English

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Uganda: PAMJ-CEPHRI Pan African Medical Journal - Center for Public health Research and Information

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Contents

Rupture of Valsalva sinus remains a very rare and deadly complication of Valsalva sinus aneurysm with a high mortality rate. We report here the case of a 47-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with acute exercise-induced dyspnea, chest pain, and fever. Transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) highlighted a r...

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Ruptured right valsalva sinus into the right atrium due to infective endocarditis: a case report

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e466b0648342422daa3278a0e5a8d6dc

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e466b0648342422daa3278a0e5a8d6dc

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1937-8688

E-ISSN

1937-8688

DOI

10.11604/pamj.2020.37.65.21491

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