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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1247-1248
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm through the tricuspid septal leaflet

Panny Kallis, FRCS*, Mark de Beider, MRCP, E.E. John Smith, FRCS

Departments of Cardiological Sciences, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication June 30, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Kallis. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, United Kingdom.

We report a case of rupture of an aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva with the tract of the fistula emerging through the tricuspid septal leaflet. This rare pathology created a diagnostic dilemma, as the direction of the jet of blood was alternating between the right atrium and the right ventricle.






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