title: [ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction with a coronary artery aneurysm as the culprit lesion].
abstract: The incidence of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) in the general population ranges from 0.3% to 5.3%. Although CAA may cause thrombus formation or undergo progressive expansion with subsequent rupture, their natural history remains largely unknown. Appropriate treatment, including percutaneous, surgical or conservative management, may be challenging, particularly in acute settings. We describe the acute management of two patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction where CAA was identified as the culprit lesion.
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferlini
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repetto
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Servi
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Luigi Oltrona
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Visconti
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiologia-UTIC, Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrario
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy