Unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary cusp.
A 44-year-old man with an unruptured aneurysm originating from the right coronary cusp is reported. The patient was asymptomatic and a heart murmur and abnormal electrocardiogram were discovered incidentally. Echocardiography and aortography showed an unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary cusp. Surgical correction was successful using a Dacron patch and aneurysmal wall.
Nyui
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Department of Cardiovascular surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Japan.
Inoue
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Sato
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Nakase
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D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male