ABSTRACT
Subcutaneous emphysema is a condition when air gets accumulated into the tissues under the skin and in the soft tissues of the chest wall or neck but can also spread to other parts of the body. It generally causes minimal symptoms and nonlethal; sometimes, it may be severe and life-threatening if deeper tissues of the thoracic outlet and chest are involved. It is essential to know the mechanisms of subcutaneous emphysema after cardiac surgery.
ABSTRACT
Patient with embolic episode should always be evaluated for cardiac mass. Mass in left ventricular can be a myxoma or thrombus even in a normal functioning heart . In either case, mobile mass with embolic potential should be surgically resected.
Subject(s)
Adult , Heart Ventricles/pathology , Humans , Male , Myxoma , ThrombosisABSTRACT
An unusual presentation of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and presenting as acute coronary syndrome is reported. A 38-year-old lady presented with ischemic chest pain, probably due to embolization from an unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.