VALSALVA. Raros aneurismas

Highlights

  • •Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms (SVAs) are rare.
  • •Established guidelines for imaging-guided diagnosis and management are lacking.
  • •This review provides an update on the diagnosis and management of SVAs.
  • •Echocardiography is the key first-line imaging modality for the assessment of SVAs.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2019.11.008

COVID X CORAÇÃO

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/echo.15152

ONCLUSION

The present review of current literature investigating the various uses of imaging, mainly cardiac, among patients with COVID-19 delineated the wide spectrum of utilization of these imaging modalities in determining the cardiac manifestations among COVID-19 patients and predicting mortality. However, while, the imaging modalities demonstrate a beneficial role among COVID-19 patients, it is imperative to ensure operator safety from acquiring the disease.