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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:455-457
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

A rare cause of AV block III: aneurysm of the right ventricular inflow tract due to an orifice in the right coronary sinus of valsalva

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Leitstelle 20A, AKH Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
^b Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria

Received 27 February 2003; received in revised form 5 May 2003; accepted 12 May 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +43-1404-00-5620; fax: +43-1404-00-5640
e-mail: t9204604{at}hotmail.com

An otherwise symptom free and healthy patient presented with new onset AV block III. Computer tomography revealed an aneurysm of the right ventricular inflow tract with compression of the AV node. Surgical excision and repair with a patch was performed.

Key Words: AV Block III • Sinus of valsalva • Aneurysm • Surgical repair