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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Detection of Sinus of Valsalva Dissection |
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| Authors: | WILLIAM MAXTED M.D. RAJATSUBHRA SANYAL M.D. NAVIN C. NANDA M.D. KEE SIK KIM M.D. DEBASISH ROYCHOUDHURY M.D. ANA FINCH M.D. WILLIAM HOLMAN M.D. |
| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Abstract: | We describe a left sinus of Valsalva dissection diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and confirmed at surgery. A dissection of the left sinus of Valsalva has not been previously reported. |
| Keywords: | multiplane transesophageal echocardiography sinus of Valsalva dissection |