title: Aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without obstructive disease: report of a case presenting with severe unstable angina and treated with systemic thrombolysis.
abstract: A fusiform aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without associated obstructive disease was detected in a 77-year-old patient with severe unstable angina treated with systemic thrombolysis. The authors emphasize the following features: (1) unusual location of the aneurysm, (2) absence of concomitant obstruction in this age group, and (3) clinical efficacy of thrombolysis and subsequent long-term oral anticoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Clinicizzata di Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile S. Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bedogni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ometto
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mosele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vincenzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator