Different cardiovascular presentations of coronavirus disease 2019 can be seen because of the systemic involvement. Considering its new presentations, there is need for further studies regarding the mechanistic pathways involved.
4 cases have been reported from a tertiary referral hospital in Tehran, of which 3 have confirmed COVID-19 infection and one has been highly suspicious. The cases describe different cardiovascular presentations that can be linked to COVID-19 infection, including myocardial infarction, in-stent restenosis, myopericarditis and tamponade, and aortic dissection.
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital or acquired aortic root anomaly. The aneurysm has the potential to compress the adjacent structures or rupture to other cardiac chambers with fatal consequences. Patients might be asymptomatic or present with nonspecific cardiac symptoms. Once the diagnosis is made, prompt surgical repair is generally required. Here, we present a young woman with frequent syncope who was found to have a giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm as the underlying etiology.
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