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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Aneurysm | Case report
A patient with single coronary artery, bicuspid aortic valve and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
Published in: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | Issue 1/2021
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Background
We report a rare case of a patient who presented with chest pain and was found to have a constellation of rare cardiac anomalies.
Case presentation
A 67-year-old patient with no past medical history presented with chest pain. He had mild troponin elevation, but no ischemic changes on ECG. He underwent a CT coronary angiogram for further evaluation. He was found to have a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve, large left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm and type R-III single coronary artery. These findings were confirmed with transesophageal echocardiogram and coronary angiogram. He underwent a successful repair of his aortic root aneurysm with a synthetic patch.
Conclusions
The combination of type R-III single coronary artery, bicuspid aortic valve, and left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm congenital anomalies in one individual is extremely rare and marks our case unique. Given the size of his Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, the patient underwent surgical repair of his aneurysm and was asymptomatic when seen in follow-up.