Surgical Management of Left Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Presenting with Exertional Chest Pain

Left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a very infrequent clinical entity. Valsalva aneurysms are often asymptomatic in right and non-coronary sinuses and the diagnosis is often incidental. A left SVA which presents with exertional chest pain due to compression of left coronary system arteries is e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular 2020-01, Vol.35 (4), p.573-576
Hauptverfasser: Gurbuz, Ali, Iscan, Sahin, Gokalp, Orhan, Karaagac, Erturk, Girgin, Senem, Aksun, Murat
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Zusammenfassung:Left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a very infrequent clinical entity. Valsalva aneurysms are often asymptomatic in right and non-coronary sinuses and the diagnosis is often incidental. A left SVA which presents with exertional chest pain due to compression of left coronary system arteries is extremely rare. In this case, we present a successful surgical repair of left SVA without aortic regurgitation or myocardial infarction in a 59-year-old male patient.
ISSN:1678-9741
0102-7638
1678-9741
DOI:10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0437