title: Superior caval vein stenosis due to giant aneurysm of the right coronary artery.
abstract: Aneurysms of the coronary arteries may cause angina, myocardial infarction or sudden death due to thrombosis, embolization or rupture. The patient described herein may represent the first reported case of a large coronary artery aneurysm compressing the upper caval vein, and thereby producing a significant inflow gradient. The anatomical details were demonstrated by digital subtraction angiography (DSA). The patient successfully underwent resection of the aneurysm and reconstruction of the coronary artery with a saphenous vein bypass graft.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging