title: Giant coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease.
abstract: Behçet's disease is a rare autoimmune vasculitis that may cause coronary artery aneurysms. We discuss the evaluation and management decisions for a 19-year-old female with a giant rapidly expanding aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery and Behçet's disease.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Greenhouse
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Hackett
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Kahn
authors: Leora B
authors: LB
authors: Balsam
authors: Aubrey C
authors: AC
authors: Galloway
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult