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Richard J. Cleveland, MD; Ronald J. Nelson, MD; Arnold L. Nedelman, MD; Michael Criley, MD; Maurice Lippmann, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1971;103(1):44-47.

Abstract
A patient presented with congestive heart failure due to rupture of the left coronary leaflet of the aortic valve. She responded to medical treatment of the aortic insufficiency but since x-ray study showed multiple sinus of Valsalva aneurysms, one of which grew in size under observation, and since she developed angina pectoris, operative treatment was undertaken. One of the aneurysms was treated by oversewing of its ostium and a prosthetic ball valve was placed to reinforce this and to occlude the ostia of the other aneurysm. Recovery was uneventful.

Author Affiliations
Los Angeles

From the departments of surgery (Drs. Cleveland and Nelson), medicine (Drs. Nedelman and Criley), and anesthesiology (Dr. Lippmann), Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, Calif; and the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 26, 1971.

Read before the annual meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Palm Springs, Calif. Jan 16, 1971.

Reprint requests to 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, Calif 90509 (Dr. Cleveland).

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