[Coronary ectasia resulting in thrombotic coronary occlusion after warfarin interruption: a case report].
A 68-year-old man taking aspirin and warfarin for ectatic right coronary artery complained of chest pain and was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction. He had discontinued taking warfarin due to nail bleeding for a month. Coronary angiography revealed total occlusion at segment 3 of the ectatic right coronary artery with massive thrombus. Because of unsuccessful reperfusion by an aspiration device, a 5F straight catheter was inserted into the ectatic right coronary artery to aspirate the massive thrombus, and Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction grade 3 flow reperfusion was obtained. Intravascular ultrasonography showed "moyamoya" vessels in the ectatic right coronary artery, suggesting an abnormal coronary flow pattern, but there was no evidence of unstable plaque. Warfarization should be considered to treat ectatic coronary artery.
Fukuhara
Shinya
S
Division of Cardiology, Saiseikai-Suita Hospital, Osaka. shinyafukuhara@hotmail.com
Takase
Eiji
E
Fujimoto
Takatomi
T
Takami
Yasuhiro
Y
Yamamoto
Kazuo
K
Nishida
Taku
T
Morimoto
Atsushi
A
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin