title: Diffuse coronary artery ectasia in a patient with left main coronary artery trifurcation.
abstract: The term coronary ectasia is reserved to describe a diffuse dilatation of coronary artery segments that have a diameter that exceeds the size of normal adjacent coronary segments by 1.5 times. The occurrence of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) ranges from 3% to 8% in the group of patients undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography. The CAE is associated with traditional risk factors and often co-exists with coronary atherosclerosis, which suggests that ectasia may represent an advanced form of atherosclerosis. Nevertheless, there is a lack of consensus on the clinical implications and management of patients in whom the occurrence of CAE is observed, especially in patients without concomitant obstructive atherosclerosis. Here, we present a rare case of a 62-year-old patient with multiple CAEs and left main trifurcation.
authors: 3 Department of Cardiology, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors: Jarosław
authors: J
authors: Wasilewski
authors: 3 Department of Cardiology, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Desperak
authors: School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors: Kamil
authors: K
authors: Bujak
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Głowacki
authors: 3 Department of Cardiology, SMDZ in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors: Mariusz
authors: M
authors: Gąsior
keywords: atherosclerosis; computed tomography; coronary artery ectasia