title: Myocardial infarction caused by a large coronary artery aneurysm.
abstract: A large coronary aneurysm, originating from a side branch of the right coronary artery, caused recurrent ischemia resulting in myocardial infarction. Successful surgical excision, without concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting, is described.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: von Rotz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Niederhäuser
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Straumann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bertel
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Turina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*