title: Left main coronary artery aneurysm associated with extensive coronary arterial calcification: case report and review.
abstract: We present a 68-year-old male with left main coronary artery aneurysm and extensive coronary calcification involving the entire coronary arterial tree detected by coronary angiography and electron beam computerized tomography. With this article we also discussed the relationships between the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis, coronary calcification, and coronary aneurysm formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. ertanokmen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okmen
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasikcioglu
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uyarel
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed