Sinus of valsalva aneurysm of the non-coronary cusp: repaired in the adult with a Freestyle bioprosthesis

Tex Heart Inst J. 2003;30(3):202-4.

Abstract

Aneurysms of the sinuses of Valsalva, when detected before rupture, are repaired electively. When they are small, they are most frequently repaired by direct closure; when they are large, they are repaired with a prosthetic patch. When they are associated with prolapse of the corresponding aortic cusp and aortic insufficiency, valve replacement is usually performed concomitantly. We present the case of a patient in whom both abnormalities were corrected by implantation of a Freestyle bioprosthesis, the wall of which completely excluded the aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. The patient remains asymptomatic 18 months after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sinus of Valsalva / surgery*