Management of coronary artery aneurysms

A Kawsara, IJ Núñez Gil, F Alqahtani… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Aneurysmal dilation of coronary arteries is observed in up to 5% of patients undergoing
coronary angiography. Due to their poorly elucidated underlying mechanisms, their variable …

Dilating vascular diseases: pathophysiology and clinical aspects

E Yetkin, S Ozturk - International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerotic disease of the vessels is a significant problem affecting mortality and
morbidity all over the world. However, dilatation of the vessels either in the arterial system or …

Spectrum of Coronary Artery Aneurysms: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives

J Jeudy, CS White, SJ Kligerman, JL Killam… - Radiographics, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Advances in medical diagnosis reveal that coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) may develop
in several clinical scenarios and manifest variable symptoms, imaging appearances, and …

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 presenting as acute coronary syndrome: an unusual case of IgG4-related disease vascular involvement

A Ruggio, A Iaconelli, E Panaioli, F Bernardini… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
We report the case of a 65-year-old man referred to our department because of a complex
coronary aneurysmal disease presenting as subacute ST-segment elevation myocardial …

Relationship between plasma levels of soluble CD40 ligand and the presence and severity of isolated coronary artery ectasia

C Ozde, A Korkmaz, H Kundi, E Oflar… - Clinical and Applied …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: We aimed to investigate whether soluble CD40 ligand (CD40L) levels are higher
in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) compared to patients with …

Coronary artery ectasia prevalence and clinical characteristics: experience from a single medical center

JM Ruiz-Morales, O González-Chon… - Médica …, 2018 - medigraphic.com
Background. Coronary artery ectasia is defined as a segment of coronary artery that is 1.5
times more dilated in diameter than the nearby segments. Its clinical presentations are …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of increased corrected TIMI frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery ectasia

W Wu, S Zhang, Y Guo, R Liu, Z Shen, X Zhu… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
Background The precise relationship between increased thrombolysis in myocardial
infarction (TIMI) frame counts and the topographical extent of isolated coronary artery …

Medically managed coronary artery aneurysm without concomitant stenosis

R Reji, M Nguyen - Case Reports, 2018 - casereports.bmj.com
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are relatively rare with an incidence varying from 1.4% to
5.3% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Studies suggest that management of …

[HTML][HTML] Giant mycotic RCA aneurysm-a very rare complication of PCI

LH Shetty, B Ashalatha, K Sreedhar… - IHJ Cardiovascular Case …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infected giant coronary artery aneurysm is a very rare complication of percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI). We report a patient with giant mycotic right coronary artery …