Combined presence of coronary artery ectasia and descending aortic dissection in polycystic kidney disease presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
We report the unusual case of a 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia who presented with acute coronary syndrome. Examination revealed that he had coronary artery ectasia and descending aortic dissection along with polycystic kidney disease.
Oomman
Abraham
A
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. dr-oomman@lycos.com
Ramachandran
Panchapakesan
P
Kumar
Nallusamy Senthil
NS
D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*