Case Report: Total Thoracoscopic Repair of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Combined with Ventricular Septal Defect

Overview

Journal Front Cardiovasc Med

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2022 Nov 7

PMID 36337888

Authors

Tong Tan

Haozhong Liu

Jianrui Ma

Jian Liu

Haiyun Yuan

Huiming Guo

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Abstract

The sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly. It can develop into the heart failure if it ruptures, which requires early intervention. However, such congenital anomalies are usually treated using a median sternotomy approach. Here, we report a rare case of SVA combined with a ventricular septal defect in which the patient underwent patch repair of the defects under a total thoracoscopy approach. She was discharged uneventfully and showed no residual shunt or aortic regurgitation postoperatively or at the 12-month follow-up. The total thoracoscopic approach for SVA repair is technically feasible.

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