title: A giant unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva together with ectasia of the left coronary artery.
abstract: A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is defined as a dilatation of the aortic sinuses, between the aortic valve annulus and the sinotubular junction. They are rare and most frequently involve the right coronary sinus. We report a case of an unruptured giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient associated with ectasia of the left main stem and left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was successfully treated with aortic root replacement using a biologic conduit.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors: Thorsteinn V
authors: TV
authors: Viktorsson
authors: Thorarinn
authors: T
authors: Arnorsson
authors: Martin I
authors: MI
authors: Sigurdsson
authors: Jon T
authors: JT
authors: Sverrisson
authors: Tomas
authors: T
authors: Gudbjartsson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome