Coronary artery aneurysms mimicking cardiac tumor.
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the diagnosis of giant coronary aneurysms.


RESULTS
We describe three patients in whom initial echocardiographic findings suggested cardiac tumors in the right atrium. Additional examination proved the tumor-like structures to be giant atherosclerotic coronary aneurysms of either the right coronary artery or its saphenous vein coronary bypass graft.


CONCLUSIONS
Giant coronary aneurysms are an important differential diagnosis for cardiac tumors.
Anfinsen
Ole-Gunnar
OG
Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, N-0027 Oslo, Norway. ole-gunnar.anfinsen@rikshospitalet.no
Aaberge
Lars
L
Geiran
Odd
O
Smith
Hans-Jørgen
HJ
Aakhus
Svend
S
D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed