Coronary artery ectasia--a case report and literature review.
A case report of coronary artery ectasia is presented. A middle-aged man was admitted with sudden onset of respiratory arrest which is a rather rare occurrence. Relevant articles are reviewed, and discussion mainly concerns the etiologic and pathophysiologic point of view.
Tomaru
A
A
Department of Internal Medicine-2, Daisan Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takigawa
K
K
Kagawa
N
N
Suzuki
Y
Y
Sue
H
H
Arai
T
T
Inoue
H
H
Hamada
M
M
Yoshikawa
M
M
Nishiyama
N
N
D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged