AUTHOR=Tan Tong , Liu Haozhong , Ma Jianrui , Liu Jian , Yuan Haiyun , Guo Huiming 

TITLE=Case report: Total thoracoscopic repair of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm combined with ventricular septal defect

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1023501

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.1023501

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<p>The sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly. It can develop into the heart failure if it ruptures, which requires early intervention. However, such congenital anomalies are usually treated using a median sternotomy approach. Here, we report a rare case of SVA combined with a ventricular septal defect in which the patient underwent patch repair of the defects under a total thoracoscopy approach. She was discharged uneventfully and showed no residual shunt or aortic regurgitation postoperatively or at the 12-month follow-up. The total thoracoscopic approach for SVA repair is technically feasible.</p>