Diffuse Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis: Surgical Repair in Adulthood

We present the case of a 54-year-old woman in which a diffuse congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) was associated with a severe aortic valve incompetence and heavy calcification of the aortic annulus. Repair consisted in resection of the ascending aorta, patch augmentation of the hypoplas...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Ferlan, Claudio De Pasquale, Concetta Losito, Annalisa Fiorella, Nicola Marraudino, Francesco Tunzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Cardiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2009/976190
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