title: Coronary artery aneurysms after angioplasty and atherectomy.
abstract: Coronary artery aneurysm formation after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and directional coronary atherectomy is unusual. We report the case of a left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm that formed in such a patient. The left anterior descending coronary artery was bypassed and the aneurysm was plicated with the aid of coronary angioscopy. The English-language medical literature on the topic of coronary artery aneurysms is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Dralle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Replogle
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization