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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;92(1):354-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.043.

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

Thorsteinn V Viktorsson  1 , Thorarinn Arnorsson, Martin I Sigurdsson, Jon T Sverrisson, Tomas Gudbjartsson
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A giant unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva together with ectasia of the left coronary artery

Thorsteinn V Viktorsson et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul.

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.

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