title: Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of multiple giant coronary aneurysms by the use of coronary CT angiography with 64-MDCT: a case of multiple giant coronary aneurysms treated with aneurysmectomy and coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: A coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon disorder and is seen as a characteristic dilatation of a localized portion of the coronary artery. Clinical manifestation of a coronary artery aneurysm varies from an asymptomatic presentation to sudden death of a patient. Although coronary aneurysms are typically diagnosed by the use of coronary angiography, a new generation of coronary 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (64-MDCT) scanners have successfully been used for evaluating this abnormality in a noninvasive manner. In the present case, we performed coronary 64-MDCT scanning preoperatively and postoperatively on a patient with multiple giant coronary aneurysms. The use of coronary 64-MDCT may provide an evaluation technique not only for diagnosis but also for follow-up after surgery for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Vision 21 Cardiac and Vascular Center, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. hmchoi49@naver.com
authors.forename: Hyunmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Gam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Woo-Ik
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Chang Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Joon Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Doh
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namgung
authors.forename: Sung Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Won Ro
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed