Giant Intramyocardial Aneurysm in a Patient with Intercoronary Communication between the Left Circumflex Artery and Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report
Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare disease. It occurs in the epicardial space, mostly along the course of major coronary arteries. Here, we report a case of a giant incidental aneurysm embedded in the basal posterior wall of the left ventricle. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our institution...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2020-01-01
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| Series: | 대한영상의학회지 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.81.1.213 |
| Summary: | Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare disease. It occurs in the epicardial space, mostly along the
course of major coronary arteries. Here, we report a case of a giant incidental aneurysm embedded
in the basal posterior wall of the left ventricle. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our
institution for the evaluation of cardiac palpitations that had been present from the previous 2
months. She reported no medical history (such as Kawasaki’s disease or hypertension) or previous
operative history. Echocardiogram and subsequent cardiac CT revealed a giant aneurysm
in the left ventricle, with a direct fistulous connection to a dilated and tortuous left circumflex
artery, which showed direct communication with the straight right coronary artery. |
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| ISSN: | 1738-2637 2288-2928 |