Ruptured coronary artery aneurysm--a rare cause of hemopericardium.
Large coronary artery aneurysms may interfere with coronary flow, cause compression, and/or may rupture. Circulatory shock from thrombosis and rupture of an aneurysm of the right coronary artery in a patient is reported here. This formation, 7 cm in diameter, was visible by computed tomogram but the diagnosis was revealed only during surgery. The successful treatment, using aneurysmectomy and reconstruction with an interposed saphenous vein graft, is described.
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Järvinen
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous