Table 1: Classification system for RSVA.
|
Type |
Sakakibara classification |
Modified Sakakibara classification |
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I
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Originating from left part of right coronary sinus; protruding into conus of right ventricle, just beneath commissure of right and left pulmonary valves. |
Protrusion and rupture into right ventricle just beneath pulmonary valve. |
|
II
|
Originating from central part of right coronary sinus; protruding into right ventricle; penetrating crista supraventricularis. |
Penetration and rupture into or just beneath crista supraventricularis of right ventricle. |
|
IIIv
|
Originating from posterior part of right coronary sinus; protruding into right ventricle, just beneath septal leaflet of tricuspid valve; penetrating membranous septum. |
Penetration and rupture into right ventricle adjacent to or at tricuspid annulus.
|
|
IIIa |
Originating from posterior part of right coronary sinus; protruding into right atrium, near commissure of septal and anterior leaflets of tricuspid valve. |
Penetration and rupture into right atrium adjacent to or at tricuspid annulus. |
|
IV
|
Originating from right part of noncoronary sinus; protruding into right atrium, near septal leaflets of tricuspid valve. |
Protrusion and rupture into right atrium.
|
|
V |
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Other rare conditions (eg, rupture into left atrium, pulmonary artery, left ventricle, or other structures). |