Giant coronary artery aneurysm: an unusual cause of a mediastinal mass (2008: 9b)

Giant coronary artery aneurysm: an unusual cause of a mediastinal mass (2008: 9b)

A rare case of giant coronary artery aneurysm related to an episode of blackout is presented. The aneurysm projected as a para-cardiac mass on the chest X-ray. The echocardiographic, MDCT and coronary angiography appearances of this rare condition are demonstrated, and we discuss the differential di...

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Veröffentlicht in:European radiology 2008-12, Vol.18 (12), p.3007-3009
Hauptverfasser: Vlachou, Paraskevi A., Mulcahy, Kevin, Adair, William
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coronary Aneurysm - complications
Coronary Aneurysm - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Radiology
Humans
Imaging
Internal Medicine
Interpretation Corner
Interventional Radiology
Mediastinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Neuroradiology
Radiology
Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:A rare case of giant coronary artery aneurysm related to an episode of blackout is presented. The aneurysm projected as a para-cardiac mass on the chest X-ray. The echocardiographic, MDCT and coronary angiography appearances of this rare condition are demonstrated, and we discuss the differential diagnoses of right para-cardiac masses.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s00330-008-1010-1