title: Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with right ventricular outflow obstruction.
abstract: The recommended operative management of unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm consists of closure of the mouth of the aneurysm with or without aortic valve surgery. We report a case of unruptured aneurysm producing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Closure of the mouth of the aneurysm failed to relieve the obstruction, which was subsequently achieved by excising the aneurysmal wall overlying the outflow tract.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sri Ramakrishna Heart Foundation and Research Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. drlmoha@vsnl.net
authors.forename: Laxmanan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mohanakrishnan
authors.forename: Koyilil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: Ponnusamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sukumaran
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Chinnasamy Rangarajan
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Prabu
authors.forename: Soundararajan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.forename: Subramaniam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manoharan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*