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B. C. PATON, MRCP, FRCS; R. A. MacMAHON, FRCS; H. SWAN, MD; S. G. BLOUNT, JR., MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1965;90(2):209-215.

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THE ENTITY of ruptured sinus of Valsalva has been known to pathologists for many years, the first report having been published in 1840 by Thurnam.¹ Since then the condition has been described on many occasions, but it was not until 1956 that this defect was successfully repaired by operation.^2-4 The increasingly widespread use of extracorporeal circulation and a growing awareness of the clinical manifestations and operability of this syndrome have resulted in a moderate number of cases being operated on. Because the mortality rate of operation using extracorporeal circulation is remarkably low, it seems worthwhile to report three additional cases as a means of reemphasizing the pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment, and at the same time to encourage operation as a safe and satisfactory means of treating this condition.

Report of Cases

CASE 1.

—A 40-year-old man had been symtomatically well most of his life. However, early in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
DENVER

From the departments of surgery and medicine, University of Colorado Medical Center. Research Fellow in Surgery, assisted by a Welcome Trust Travel Grant (Dr. MacMahon).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Aug 8, 1964.

Reprint requests to 4200 E Ninth Ave, Denver, Colo 80220 (Dr. Paton).

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