title: Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with coronary artery aneurysm and Crohn's disease.
abstract: Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown cause involving the gastrointestinal tract. Complications from the cardiovascular system seem to be uncommon in patients with Crohn's disease. We present a case of a 37-year-old man with a known history of Crohn's disease, who was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction. An aneurysm of a totally occluded circumflex coronary artery was revealed during the attempt at primary intervention. The artery was successfully opened and the aneurysm was sealed with the use of 2 covered stents.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens, Greece. christouapostolos@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Christou
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patsilinakos
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chinofoti
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinakos
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spanodimos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome