title: [A case report of surgical repair of a ruptured aneurysm of the sinus Valsalva in an aged person with cardiac cachexia].
abstract: A 71-year-old woman underwent surgical repair of a ruptured aneurysm of the sinus Valsalva. She had an aneurysm of the right coronary sinus ruptured into the right atrium. There was no VSD. The patient suffered from heart failure for 38 years and went into cardiac cachexia. Direct closure from the right atrium was performed and the patient has resumed full physical activities. As far as we know, this is one of the oldest patients who underwent successful surgery for this disease in this country.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dokkyou University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
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authors: Iida
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authors: Sugita
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authors: Yamada
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authors: Mori
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authors: Mochizuki
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authors: Okamura
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authors: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva