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An Unruptured Aneurysm in the Right Sinus of Valsalva Presenting as Coronary Insufficiency
Author(s) -
Okita Yutaka,
Takamoto Shinichi,
Ando Motomi,
Morota Tetsuro,
Hirai Hidekazu,
Kawashima Yasunaru,
Watanabe Hideto
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1995.tb00592.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , sinus (botany) , cardiology , coronary angiography , right coronary artery , pathological , radiology , angina , artery , angiography , coronary artery aneurysm , surgery , botany , myocardial infarction , biology , genus
A bstract A giant aneurysm in the right sinus of Valsalva compressed the right coronary artery and caused angina pectoris in a 44‐year‐old man. Surgical correction consisted of obliterating the orifice of the aneurysm with a Dacron patch and relocating the right coronary artery. Postoperative angiography demonstrated excellent results. Pathological study demonstrated the absence of normal elastic fibers in the media of the aneurysm.