An adult case of Bland White Garland syndrome with huge right coronary aneurysm

We report the case of a 62-year-old male patient with left main coronary artery originating from the pulmonary trunk, severe mitral insufficiency, and huge right coronary artery aneurysm. He is the oldest such patient among those reported in the literature, surviving to the sixth decade without any...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 1999-11, Vol.68 (5), p.1832-1833
Hauptverfasser: Arsan, Sinan, Naseri, Erdeşir, Keser, Nurgül
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a 62-year-old male patient with left main coronary artery originating from the pulmonary trunk, severe mitral insufficiency, and huge right coronary artery aneurysm. He is the oldest such patient among those reported in the literature, surviving to the sixth decade without any anginal symptoms. He is also the first such case with such a huge and calcified right coronary artery aneurysm and a prominent collateral from the noncoronary circulation.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00758-4