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CT scan showing the right coronary artery pseudoaneurysm measuring 2.5 x 4 x 4 cm arising off the right lateral aspect of the aorta. Also shown is the sinus of Valsalva aneurysm measuring 2.4 x 3.8 x 4.0 cm in size (marked "Ascending aorta" and "Aorta").
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Keeping in mind his medical and surgical history, a cardiac CT scan with IV contrast was ordered which (Figure 1) revealed an aneurysm of the left subclavian artery, a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm arising from the right lateral aspect of the aorta measuring 2.4 x 3.8 x 4.0 cm and the right coronary artery arising from this aneurysm.
Three-dimensional reconstruction of RCA pseudoaneurysm measuring 2.5 x 4 x 4 cm arising off the right lateral aspect of the aorta.
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A three-dimensional reconstruction of this pathology is shown in Figure 2.