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

Thorsteinn V Viktorsson; Thorarinn Arnorsson; Martin I Sigurdsson; Jon T Sverrisson; Tomas Gudbjartsson

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

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jul;92(1):354-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.043.

Authors

Thorsteinn V Viktorsson¹, Thorarinn Arnorsson, Martin I Sigurdsson, Jon T Sverrisson, Tomas Gudbjartsson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

PMID: 21718878
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.043

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Aortic Aneurysm / complications
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Bioprosthesis*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Disease / complications
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*
Coronary Disease / surgery
Dilatation, Pathologic / complications
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
Dilatation, Pathologic / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Radiography, Thoracic / methods
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sinus of Valsalva / diagnostic imaging
Sinus of Valsalva / pathology
Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*
Treatment Outcome