Surgical Repair of a Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. Issue 6 (November 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Regeer, Madelien V.; van der Zwaan, Heleen B.; Schoof, Paul H.; van Aarnhem, Egidius E. H. L.
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 13:Issue 6(2022)
• Page Start: 807
• Page End: 809
• Publication Date: 2022-11
• Subjects: Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/21501351221109193
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

A surgically challenging case of an unruptured Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SoVA) with severe aortic regurgitation (AR) due to cusp prolapse is presented. Sinus reconstruction with a patch cut out from the sinus portion of a Gelweave Valsalva graft (Terumo Vascutek) was performed. Intraoperative measurements showed insufficient effective height of the right coronary cusp; therefore, cusp plication and pericardial patch augmentation of the right coronary cusp were performed with satisfying result.