title: A huge coronary artery aneurysm in osteogenesis imperfecta: a case report.
abstract: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) as an inherited connective tissue disorder can affect all tissues that contains type I collagen. Well-known cardiac complications of this disease such as aortic root dilatation, aortic regurgitation and mitral valve prolapse have been rarely reported in the literature. Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare cardiac complication in OI, as reported in a 19 year old female presenting with myocardial infarction and hypotension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shokoufeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hajsadeghi
authors.forename: Scott Reza
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jafarian Kerman
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pouraliakbar
authors.forename: Ronak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D056989:Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin