Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) is an abnormal connection from Aortic root. It results is tremendous Left to Right shunting of blood leading to Heart Failure syndrome. These are interesting echocardiography clips of a very interesting and rare heart disease. RSOV means when there is shunt between aortic root to some other chamber of heart, mostly Right Atrium.
Sometimes it can also drain into Right Ventricle or any other space or vessel. This video shows echocardiography of a young female patient diagnosed with RSOV. Many clinicians see these patients coming for follow-ups, but de-novo diagnosis of the patient is quite thrilling. Please share your views regarding ruptured sinus of valsalva videos.
