CONGENITAL ANEURYSM OF THE NONCORONARY SINUS OF VALSALVA LEADING TO COMPLETE HEART BLOCK: CASE REPORT
Authors: O J KRIEGER, E B LEE, N K LEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 September 1956CONGENITAL ANEURYSM OF THE NONCORONARY SINUS OF VALSALVA LEADING TO COMPLETE HEART BLOCK: CASE REPORTEDMON B. LEE, M.D., OSCAR J. KRIEGER, M.D., NORMAN K. LEE, M.D.EDMON B. LEE, M.D., OSCAR J. KRIEGER, M.D., NORMAN K. LEE, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-3-525 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAneurysm of one of the aortic sinuses of Valsalva is a rare abnormality; about 45 cases have been reported. It has been attributed to congenital causes, lues, arteriosclerosis and subacute bacterial endocarditis. Taussig1stated that these aneurysms are most commonly due to lues. Of the seven cases reported by Venning,2four were considered to be secondary to subacute bacterial endocarditis. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 25, 1955.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Edmon B. Lee, M.D., 214 Walnut Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey. 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