title: Angiographic follow-up of coronary artery ectasia.
abstract: Of 1,125 patients catheterized over a period of 8 years, 68 (6%) had coronary ectasia. Twenty-five of them were catheterized at least twice and constituted the study group. The time between the first and last catheterization ranged from 2 to 8 years (mean +/- SD = 4.2 +/- 1.6). Coronary ectasia was more frequent in males (88%). The frequency of involvement was: the right coronary (47%), the left circumflex (30%), the left anterior descending (21%) and the left main arteries (2%). Proximal segments were most frequently involved (48%). Diffuse involvement was found in 29%. Severity of ectasia progressed in 6 segments (14%) and 2 new ectatic segments appeared over the follow-up period. During that period, 2 patients had myocardial infarction, 1 of them due to a total occlusion of an ectatic segment. There were no deaths. In conclusion, coronary ectasia has a relatively benign course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kafri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carmel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gueron
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors