Repair of a Unique Sinus of Valsalva Defect in an Infant
- Satoshi Okugi,
- Masaaki Koide,
- Yoshifumi Kunii,
- Minori Tateishi,
- Risa Shimbori,
- Hiroki Moriuchi
Abstract
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare disease characterized by the
partial elevation of the aortic root. Few reports are available on the
surgical treatment for infants. We report the repair of an extremely
rare case of a sinus of Valsalva defect with a ventricular septal defect
and right ventricular outflow tract stenosis in an infant. It was not a
sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, but it exhibited abnormal partial bulging of
the aortic root and forming an aneurysm-like cavity within the right
ventricular myocardium. We performed direct closure of the sinus of
Valsalva aneurysm-like cavities and intracardiac repair in two stages.
Three years after total repair, the patient remained healthy and
asymptomatic.17 Jan 2021Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery 18 Jan 2021Submission Checks Completed
18 Jan 2021Assigned to Editor
31 Jan 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Feb 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Feb 2021Editorial Decision: Accept