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A 66-year-old female presented to casualty with recurrent syncopal episodes and a history of ischaemic heart disease. Initial investigations did not provide a definitive diagnosis. Subsequent CT scanning identified a giant pseudoaneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery, which is the largest reported to date. We include a short discussion on current literature surrounding coronary artery pseudoaneurysmal disease.
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Nicosia Heart Institute, 22 Heras St. and Archbishop Makarios Avenue, 1061 Nicosia, Cyprus. plastic_surgeon@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed