Coil embolization of a giant atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm.
The incidence of the coronary artery aneurysm varies from 1.5-5%. Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of coronary artery aneurysm in adults. A discrete, giant, saccular atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm in an artery without significant proximal stenosis is rare. We report the first such case of a giant atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm successfully treated with coil embolization.
Rath
P C
PC
Director Cath Lab and Interventional Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, 500-033 Hyderabad, AP, India. drpcrath@hotmail.com
Panigrahi
N K
NK
Agarwala
M K
MK
Das
N K
NK
Venkatesvaralu
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome