title: Sinus of valsalva aneurysm of the non-coronary cusp: repaired in the adult with a Freestyle bioprosthesis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California 92835, USA. cdelcampo@pol.net
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Campo
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery*