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. 1997;24(2):134–138.

Repair of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Associated with annuloaortic ectasia and coarctation of the aorta in a patient with Marfan syndrome.

U F Tesler 1, R Fiorilli 1, P Lisanti 1
PMCID: PMC325420  PMID: 9205991

Abstract

We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with Marfan syndrome who presented in severe congestive heart failure secondary to rupture of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the right atrium, a condition that was aggravated by coarctation of the aorta. The patient also had a large aneurysm of the ascending aorta with the characteristics of annuloaortic ectasia. The patient underwent successful surgical correction and is asymptomatic 3 years after the repair.

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