AN AORTIC VALVE LEAFLET ANEURYSM DEVELOPED AFTER SURGICAL REPAIR OF RUPTURED SINUS OF VALSALVA ANEURYSM-A CASE REPORT-

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  • バルサルバ洞動脈りゅう破裂修復術後に発症した大動脈弁弁膜りゅうの１例

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A 64-year-old woman was admitted due to palpitation and shortness of breath on exertion. She was diagnosed as having ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva. An operation was performed with patch closure of ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva. She was admitted because of fever 13 months after the first operation. She was diagnosed as having bacterial endocarditis and aortic valve leaflet aneurysm. Aortic valve replacement was performed. Her postoperative course was uneventful. Aortic valve leaflet aneurysm is rare. According to the review of literatures, this case is the first case of aortic valve leaflet aneurysm developed after operation of ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva.

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