title: A giant coronary artery aneurysm with a fistula followed-up for 12 years using the contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan.
abstract: We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) with a fistula and followed-up using the contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan and 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. The diameter and volume cubic content of the giant CAA had increased linearly during the 12-year follow-up period without any complications. As there are few reports about long-term follow-up of giant CAAs without a surgical intervention, the natural course of a giant CAA is still unclear. Thus, we may need to closely follow-up chronological changes of a giant CAA to decide the treatment strategy.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishimacho, Tenri, Nara, Japan.
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Amano
authors: Chisato
authors: C
authors: Izumi
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Miyake
authors: Toshihiro
authors: T
authors: Tamura
authors: Kazuaki
authors: K
authors: Kaitani
authors: Yoshihisa
authors: Y
authors: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods