A word of caution: Spontaneous rupture of the noncoronary sinus of the Freestyle xenograft: Two cases and review of the literatureCentral Message

• Ziyad Gunga, MD,
• Salah Dine Qanadli, MD, PhD,
• Guillaume Fahrni, MD,
• Mario Verdugo-Marchese, MD,
• Simon Koestner, MD,
• Valentina Rancati, MD,
• Zied Ltaief, MD,
• Matthias Kirsch, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Ziyad Gunga, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland; Address for reprints: Ziyad Gunga, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Salah Dine Qanadli, MD, PhD

Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Guillaume Fahrni, MD

Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Mario Verdugo-Marchese, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Simon Koestner, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Valentina Rancati, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Zied Ltaief, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland

Matthias Kirsch, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland