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Management
LargenaturalhistorystudiesonrupturedsinusofValsalvaaneurysmsare
unavailableintheliteratureduetotherelativelylowincidence,andearlyreports
consistedofisolatedcasesorcaseseries.However,mostpatientswerefoundto
havediedwithinayearofrupturefromcongestiveheartfailureorendocarditis
orpriortotheeraofsurgicalrepair.75
ThemanagementofsinusofValsalvaaneurysmsassociatedwithotherlesions
isbasedontheunderlyingdiseaseprocess(e.g.,connectivetissueorinfectious
process).Inaddition,thismayconsistofβ-blockers,angiotensin-converting
enzymeinhibitors,angiotensinIIreceptorantagonists,andlifestyle
modificationswithrespecttosportsrestrictions.Surgicalmanagementstrategies
aredictatedbyprogressioninthesizeoftheaneurysm,inadditiontothe
absolutesizeoftheaorticsinuses.
Ingeneral,althoughmedicalmanagementinpatientswithrupturedsinusof
Valsalvaaneurysmsmayhelptocontrolsymptomstosomeextent(with
diuretics,angiotensin-convertingenzymeinhibitors,andcardiorespiratory
supportinextremecases),definitivecorrectionofthedefectiswarrantedina
timelyfashion.Surgicaltreatmentconsistsofprimaryclosureoftheruptured
aneurysmorpatchclosureofthedefectandcanbeapproachedfromtheaortic
end,theendofthechamberintowhichtherupturehasoccurred,orboth
ends.67,68,76–79Concomitantaorticvalvesurgery/replacementmayalsoneedto
beperformed.Infollow-up,progressionofaorticinsufficiencycanoccur,
necessitatingaorticvalvereplacement.68,77–79Residualfistulous
communicationsmaybepresentinfollow-upandinsomeinstancesalsorequire
repair.67,68,76–79
SincethefirstreportfromCullenandcolleagues,80therehavebeennumerous
reportsandseriesofclosureofrupturedsinusofValsalvacommunicationsinthe
cardiaccatheterizationlaboratory.Thedefectcanbeclosedfromaretrograde
approachorantegradeapproachfacilitatedbyanarteriovenousguidewireloop.
Themajorityoftheserupturedaneurysmscanbeoccludedinthecardiac
catheterizationlaboratorywiththemanyoptionsofdevicesavailableatthe