| CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 132-134 |
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Ruptured right sinus of Valsalva into main pulmonary artery
Prashant N Mohite1, Manoj K Rohit2, Shyam K Thingnam1
1 Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduation Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
2 Department of Cardiology, Post Graduation Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
Correspondence Address:
Prashant N Mohite
Room: 006, Parkwood House, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, England, United Kingdom
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.95368
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A young adult who presented with congestive heart failure was found to have ruptured aneurysm of right sinus of Valsalva. The aneurysm was opening into the main pulmonary artery, which was demonstrated well by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Aneurysm was repaired followed by aortic valve replacement. |
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