A 52-year-old female was diagnosed with the extremely rare combination of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, congenital unicuspid aortic valve stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. She was successfully treated in a two-stage operation. The first operation consisted of a bypass graft to correct the coarctation. The second, performed 31 days later, included aortic valve replacement, patch closure of the aneurysm, and translocation of the right coronary artery.
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