title: Cardiac tamponade due to spontaneous rupture of right coronary artery aneurysm.
abstract: A case of acute cardiac tamponade caused by spontaneous rupture of a right coronary artery aneurysm is reported. The aneurysm, which was present distally, was ligated during operation. Postoperative angiography suggested the aneurysm was congenital. The patient is doing well 5 months after operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: LeClerc
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vachiery
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous