Abstract
An asymptomatic 24-year-old man underwent surgical correction of an aorto-left ventricular tunnel. A 1-cm opening was found 1 cm above the commissure of the left and right coronary cusps, which communicated with the left ventricle. It was successfully closed by direct suture.
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