Surgical treatment of coronary aneurysm developed after PTCA.
Two patients who developed coronary aneurysm at the site of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) in proximal LAD accompanied by severe re-stenosis just proximal to the aneurysm are described. Both patients underwent Coronary Arterial Bypass Grafting (CABG) to distal LAD to stop anginal attacks refractory to any anti-anginal drugs and to prevent a rupture of a coronary aneurysm. After the operation the anginal attacks disappeared and no trace of coronary aneurysm was visible in the coronary angiogram.
Ueno
T
T
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saga Medical School, Japan.
Itoh
T
T
Natsuaki
M
M
Ohteki
H
H
Sakurai
J
J
Minato
N
N
Watanabe
Y
Y
Koga
N
N
Kohchi
K
K
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography