We report a case of 18-year-old female patient with large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)-preductal coarctation of descending thoracic aorta. She underwent large PDA closure with a prosthetic graft from ascending aorta to descending thoracic aorta by mid-sternotomy on cardiopulmonary bypass machine under total hypothermic circulatory arrest.
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December 2009
A 35-year-old woman presented with chest pain and easy fatigability. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated an unruptured aneurysm involving all 3 sinuses of Valsalva. Successful surgical repair was undertaken, without the need for aortic valve replacement or coronary artery bypass.
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