Frequency of coronary artery ectasia in patients undergoing surgery for ascending aortic aneurysms.
We retrospectively studied the coronary arteriograms of 82 consecutive patients who underwent planned surgical repair of an ascending aorta aneurysm and an age-matched control group of 92 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography during the same time period. The present study examines the incidence of coronary artery ectasia in patients with aneurysms of the ascending aorta.
Papadakis
Manolis C
MC
First Cardiology and Second Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Leontiadis
Evagelos
E
Manginas
Athanassios
A
Voudris
Vassilios
V
Pavlides
Gregory
G
Karatasakis
George
G
Foussas
Stefanos G
SG
Mihalis
Alkiviadis S
AS
Cokkinos
Dennis V
DV
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies