Aorto-left ventricular communication arising from the left aortic sinus of Valsalva: Echocardiographic diagnosis and surgical repair

A rare case of aorto-left ventricular communication arising from the left aortic sinus is described. This is the first reported case, known to us, in which the diagnosis was established by two-dimensional echocardiography and angiocardiography and a successful surgical repair was accomplished.