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SUBMITTER: Tang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6827482 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Texas Heart Institute journal 20190601 3
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, a rare cardiac anomaly, can be life-threatening if it ruptures. Transcatheter closure has emerged as an effective alternative to surgical management; however, it has rarely been reported in patients with previous mechanical aortic valve replacements. We describe the case of a 45-year-old man who presented with a ruptured aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva 14 years after the implantation of a mechanical aortic valve. The ruptured aneurysm was closed by trans ...[more]