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Trans‐Aortic Repair of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Kapetanakis Emmanouil I.,
Ieromonachos Constantinos,
Stavridis George,
Antoniou Theofani A.,
Athanassopoulos George,
Cokkinos Dennis V.,
Alivizatos Peter A.
Publication year - 2007
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.1540-8191.2007.00452.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sinus (botany) , aortic sinus , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm , cardiology , surgery , radiology , aorta , botany , biology , genus
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare and vary in their presentation and approach of surgical repair. We report on a case of isolated right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm that underwent successful excision and patch repair with individual sutures placed through the annulus of the aortic valve.