Large, isolated, congenital aneurysm of the anterior descending coronary artery.
A large congenital aneurysm, arising from the first diagonal branch of the left anterior descending artery in a 52 year old woman was diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical closure of the aneurysm was successful.
Division of Cardiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Y T
YT
Chen
C L
CL
Hwang
M N
MN
Kan
D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed