Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (May 2020)

Surgical Management of Left Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Presenting with Exertional Chest Pain

  • Ali Gurbuz,
  • Sahin Iscan,
  • Orhan Gokalp,
  • Erturk Karaagac,
  • Senem Girgin,
  • Murat Aksun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0437
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 4
pp. 573 – 576

Abstract

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Abstract Left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a very infrequent clinical entity. Valsalva aneurysms are often asymptomatic in right and non-coronary sinuses and the diagnosis is often incidental. A left SVA which presents with exertional chest pain due to compression of left coronary system arteries is extremely rare. In this case, we present a successful surgical repair of left SVA without aortic regurgitation or myocardial infarction in a 59-year-old male patient.

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