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Two giant sinus of Valsalva pseudoaneurysms as a casual finding
Author(s) -
Varela Laura,
Donado Alicia,
Tomas Marta,
Calderon Pilar,
HernándezEstefanía Rafael,
AldámizEchevarría Gonzalo
Publication year - 2021
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/jocs.15608
Subject(s) - medicine , sinus (botany) , aneurysm , radiology , surgery , biology , genus , botany
Background Pseudoaneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are infrequent cardiac pathologies that usually involve a single sinus. Material and Methods We present a case of a 63‐year‐old male who was diagnosed with ascending aortic aneurysm during a routine echocardiogram. Conclusion We report here a patient with giant pseudoaneurysms of two sinuses of Valsalva who successfully underwent a sinus of Valsalva reconstruction.