| Morphometric features of ruptured congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: implication for surgical treatment. | |
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PMID: 8522557 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Five hearts with ruptured congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm were studied. In 3 hearts of Caucasian patients, the sinus of Valsalva aneurysms were located in the immediate vicinity of the commissure between the noncoronary and right aortic cusps with rupture from the noncoronary sinus to the right atrium (n = 2) and from the right sinus to the right ventricle (n = 1). In 2 hearts of indigenous North Americans, the defects were sited in the immediate vicinity of the commissure between right and left aortic cusps with rupture into the right ventricle; both patients had an associated conal septal hypoplasia ventricular septal defect and aortic insufficiency. The diameters of the rupture holes at the base of the sinus of Valsalva aneurysms in the five hearts ranged from 0.4 to 1.1 cm (mean 0.7 cm). Histologic examination of longitudinal sections through the ruptured sinus of Valsalva showed 0.8 to 1.7 cm (mean 1.1 cm) wide areas in which there was lack of continuity between the aortic media and the aortic annulus. Conclusions. This study shows that the site of congenital weakness in sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in indigenous North American patients may be similar to that in Oriental patients, whereas the site tends to be different in Occidental patients. It also emphasizes the importance of patch closure rather than suture closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms. |
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Authors:
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J A van Son; E K Sim; A Starr |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of cardiovascular surgery Volume: 36 ISSN: 0021-9509 ISO Abbreviation: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Publication Date: 1995 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-01-19 Completed Date: 1996-01-19 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0066127 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Country: ITALY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 433-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Heart Institute, St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Aortic Aneurysm / congenital*, pathology Aortic Rupture / pathology*, surgery Female Humans Male Sinus of Valsalva / pathology* |
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