title: Coronary artery ectasia, aneurysm of the basilar artery and varicose veins: common presentation or generalized defect of the vessel wall? A case report.
abstract: A young man who suffered from an acute myocardial infarction is presented. He presented coronary artery ectasia along with coronary artery disease. Further evaluation revealed the presence of both a saccular aneurysm of the basilar artery as well as varicose veins of the lower limbs. A common pathogenic mechanism is discussed since all these findings are characterized by similar histologic substrate with the most profound defect being destruction of the myoelastic elements of the media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Triantafillidi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rizos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Androulakis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stratos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arvaniti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D012008:Recurrence; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents