title: Spontaneous rupture of a coronary artery with false aneurysm formation. Successful surgical repair.
abstract: A patient with diffuse atherosclerotic coronary arterial disease was demonstrated to have a spontaneous rupture of the proximal right coronary artery, with formation of a false aneurysm. This was recognized at angiographic study, and the patient subsequently underwent a revascularization operation with suture ligation of the aneurysm.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications