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We describe a 48-year-old man with aorto-pseudoaneurysm-ventricular regurgitation. It was due to disruption of both proximal and distal anastomoses after aortic root replacement for detachment of a prosthetic valve implanted for a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with aortic valve regurgitation. The chest was opened during cardiopulmonary bypass using a deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to avoid rupture of the aneurysm because of a close relation between the pseudoaneurysm and the sternum. Aortic root re-replacement was performed successfully.
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Goto, Sn., Matsui, M., Manabe, H. et al. Aorto-pseudoaneurysm-ventricular regurgitation after aortic root replacement. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60, 157–160 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-011-0793-1
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