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Unusual case of ruptured left sinus of Valsalva: rupture into left ventricular cavity requiring double valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair

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    Ravinutala Venkata Kumar, Nitin Kumar Rajput, Pasapula Naga NeelakantaLaxmanaSwamy & Kundu Sandeep Reddy

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Kumar, R.V., Rajput, N.K., NeelakantaLaxmanaSwamy, P.N. et al. Unusual case of ruptured left sinus of Valsalva: rupture into left ventricular cavity requiring double valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 30, 161–163 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-014-0269-x

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