A giant unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva together with ectasia of the left coronary artery

Thorsteinn V. Viktorsson, Thorarinn Arnorsson, Martin I. Sigurdsson, Jon T. Sverrisson, Tomas Gudbjartsson

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Abstract

A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is defined as a dilatation of the aortic sinuses, between the aortic valve annulus and the sinotubular junction. They are rare and most frequently involve the right coronary sinus. We report a case of an unruptured giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient associated with ectasia of the left main stem and left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was successfully treated with aortic root replacement using a biologic conduit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)354-356
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume92
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2011

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