Coronary artery ectasia in atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, inflammatory disorders, and sickle cell disease

A Dahhan - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) or aneurysm is usually defined as dilation≥ 1.5‐fold the
normal vessel diameter. It has an incidence of 1.4–5.3% and is associated with a wide …

Molecular and cellular insights into the pathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia

S Ozturk, E Yetkin, J Waltenberger - Cardiovascular Pathology, 2018 - Elsevier
Coronary artery ectasia describes a local or diffuse dilatation of the epicardial coronary
arteries. This review summarizes the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the …

Coronary artery aneurysms, insights from the international coronary artery aneurysm registry (CAAR)

IJ Núñez-Gil, E Cerrato, M Bollati… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronary Aneurysms are a focal dilatation of an artery segment> 1.5-
fold the normal size of adjacent segments. Although some series have suggested a …

Chronic inflammatory status in patients with coronary artery ectasia

JJ Li, SP Nie, XW Qian, HS Zeng, CY Zhang - Cytokine, 2009 - Elsevier
Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is well-recognized, angiographic finding of
abnormal coronary dilatation. The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis is increasingly well …

Detection of coronary artery lesions and myocardial necrosis by magnetic resonance in systemic necrotizing vasculitides

S Mavrogeni, MN Manoussakis… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Myocardium and coronary arteries can occasionally be affected in patients with
systemic necrotizing vasculitides; however, such involvement has not been systematically …

Inflammation in coronary artery diseases

J Li - Chinese medical journal, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The concept that atherosclerosis is an inflammation has been increasingly recognized, and
subsequently resulted in great interest in revealing the inflammatory nature of the …

Coronary aneurysms in the acute patient: Incidence, characterization and long-term management results

IJ Núñez-Gil, B Terol, G Feltes… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronary aneurysms (1.5 times dilation the reference-vessel) are
uncommon and have been diagnosed with increasing frequency with coronary angiography …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with severity of coronary artery ectasia

B Sarli, AO Baktir, H Saglam, H Arinc, S Kurtul… - …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated the association between coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and Neutrophil-to-
lymphocyte ratio (NLR), an indicator of the inflammatory state. The study population included …

The Impact of C‐Peptide and Diabetes Mellitus on Coronary Ectasia and Effect of Coronary Ectasia and C‐Peptide on Long‐Term Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort …

K Toprak, M Kaplangoray… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an entity frequently associated with
atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) in clinical practice. Although it has common …

The prevalence and clinical profile of angiographic coronary ectasia.

R Sultana, N Sultana, M Ishaq… - JPMA. The Journal of the …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Objective To determine the incidence of Coronary Artery Ectasia (CAE) at our teaching
hospital to describe the patients and angiographic characteristics. Methods A retrospective …