Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm involving all three sinuses

Salah Eldien I Altarabsheh; Philip A Araoz; Salil V Deo; Thoralf M Sundt 3rd

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.032

Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm involving all three sinuses

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Feb;91(2):e26-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.032.

Authors

Salah Eldien I Altarabsheh¹, Philip A Araoz, Salil V Deo, Thoralf M Sundt 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

PMID: 21256260
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.032

Abstract

In contrast to generalized aneurysmal dilatation of the aortic root, discrete sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is an uncommon condition most often affecting the right coronary sinus. We recently treated a patient without the known connective tissue disorder having discrete aneurysms of all three sinuses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Coronary Angiography
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Middle Aged
Sinus of Valsalva / diagnostic imaging*
Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed