Giant coronary aneurysms: three-dimensional reconstruction

Giant coronary aneurysms: three-dimensional reconstruction

A 31 year old man was referred for the evaluation of chest pain. Cardiac CT reconstruction revealed multiple calcified giant coronary aneurysms. Most likely this patient suffered from subclinical Kawasaki's disease in his childhood.

Giant coronary artery aneurysms involving all three coronary arteries.

Coronary artery aneurysm is defined as any coronary artery dilation exceeding the diameter of normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the largest coronary artery by 1.5 times. Giant coronary aneurysm refers to an aneurysm with a diameter larger than 20 mm. Giant coronary artery aneurysms have an incidence of 0.02%-2%. Here we describe a patient who had giant coronary aneurysms involving all...

Multiple giant calcified aneurysms of three coronary arteries

Multiple Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms

A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with chest pain and dyspnea associated with ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF. An echocardiogram showed an enlarged mass lesion measuring nearly 80 mm. Coronary angiography showed two giant coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) in the right coronary artery (RCA). CAAs were also seen in the left main trunk and left anterior descending artery. Compute...

Two giant coronary artery aneurysms accompanying aortic aneurysms.

positive with Staphylococcus aureus. Because of the uncertain diagnosis, we planned computerized tomography (CT) of the chest. Computerized tomography revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta (Fig. 4). The patient underwent emergency aortic surgery. Although, intensive management and antimicrobial therapy was given, she developed multiple organ failure and died in the postoperative peri...