The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages e54-e56 , March 2010

Huge aneurysms of the aortic sinuses of Valsalva with leaflet perforation in an infant: A case report

Received 27 December 2007 ,Revised 25 May 2008 ,Accepted 5 July 2008.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01948-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.068

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages e54-e56 , March 2010

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