Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of an aneurysm and thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
An aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery with thrombosis in its lumen in a 36-year-old woman who had an acute myocardial infarction is described. Although the aneurysm was detected by angiography, a transesophageal study provided new specific details of the exact site of origin of the aneurysm, as well as vascular thrombosis.
Vargas-Barron
J
J
Department of Echocardiography, Institute National of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico, D.F.
Romero-Cardenas
A
A
Espinola-Zavaleta
N
N
Gil-Moreno
M
M
Keirns
C
C
Rijlaarsdam
M
M
Verdejo Paris
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology