August 1, 1998HeartOpen Access

Interventricular septal expansion of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a rare cause of complete heart block

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Population

64-year-old man, previously of good health, presenting with presyncope, syncope, and complete heart block.

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

3 months

Authors

Discussion

Raises awareness of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm as rare heart block cause; leaves open need for prospective data on post-pacemaker outcomes.

Population

64-year-old man, previously of good health, presenting with presyncope, syncope, and complete heart block.

Intervention

Dual chamber pacemaker implantation (Paragon III)

Outcome

Resolution of cardiac symptoms

Highlights a rare presentation of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing complete heart block.

Walters et al. (1998) studied this question.

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Raises awareness of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm as rare heart block cause; leaves open need for prospective data on post-pacemaker outcomes.