Large Pseudoaneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva after Surgery for Aortic Valve Endocarditis
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Hüseyin Ali Tünel, –ner Gülcan, Orhan Saim Demirtürk Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey |
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Patients who undergo prosthetic aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis and have no recurrent infection after surgery, rarely develop pseudoaneurysm of either the aortic root or the sinus of Valsalva (SV). Pseudoaneurysm of the |
SV can have fatal complications, including rupture. The case is reported of a large pseudoaneurysm of the SV that developed after surgical intervention for aortic valve endocarditis, and which was successfully treated.
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| Large Pseudoaneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva after Surgery for Aortic Valve Endocarditis | |
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