Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm

We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a giant atherosclerotic thrombus-filled aneurysm of the right coronary artery presenting as an ambiguous spherical mass adjacent to the right atrium at the transthoracic echocardiography study. The diagnosis was established by transesophageal echocardiogr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007-11, Vol.84 (5), p.1740-1742
Hauptverfasser:	Blank, Robert, MD, Haager, Philipp K., MD, Maeder, Micha, MD, Genoni, Michele, MD, Rickli, Hans, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis Coronary Aneurysm - pathology Coronary Aneurysm - surgery Coronary Angiography Coronary heart disease Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Echocardiography, Transesophageal Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgery of the respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a giant atherosclerotic thrombus-filled aneurysm of the right coronary artery presenting as an ambiguous spherical mass adjacent to the right atrium at the transthoracic echocardiography study. The diagnosis was established by transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, and coronary angiography. Due to extent of the aneurysm, the patient underwent placement of a vein graft to the posterior descending artery and subsequent exclusion of the aneurysm by proximal and distal ligation.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.05.006