coronary artery aneurysm


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cor·o·nar·y ar·ter·y an·eu·rysm

aneurysm of the coronary artery, rarely congenital, usually due to atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes, or a coronary fistula.
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Magnetic resonance angiography detection of vascular aneurysms in patients with Kawasaki disease and coronary artery aneurysms. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2010; 1:393-396.
Vascular imaging findings with high-pitch low-dose dual-source CT in atypical Kawasaki disease
The most common complication in KD is the development of coronary artery dilatation and coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) which is seen in up to 25% of untreated patients but in only 5% of patients given IVIG20.
KAWASAKI DISEASE EXPERIENCE AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN
(1995) Treatment of a giant coronary artery aneurysm in an adult with a history of Kawasaki disease by resection and bypass grafting: report of a case.
A new arena in cardiac surgery: Pediatric coronary artery bypass surgery
Sala, "Coronary artery aneurysm: management and association with abdominal aortic aneurysm," Cardiovascular Pathology, vol.
Multiple Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms Surgically Treated with Bypass Grafting: A Challenging Rarity
Tarocco, "Giant coronary artery aneurysm in association with systemic arterial ectasia: A case report," Minerva Cardioangiologica, vol.
Dilating Vascular Diseases: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects
Postoperative bedside echocardiography showed LCA connected to aorta sinus, bilateral coronary artery aneurysms (Figure 4), and moderate-to-severe MR with LVEF of 71%, LVFS of 39%.
Diagnosis of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery with Echocardiography and Digital Subtraction Angiography
Since the etiology is unknown, pharmacological therapy is non-specific and directed towards modulation of the inflammatory response and inhibition of platelet activation with the aim of preventing coronary artery aneurysms [11].
Atypical Kawasaki disease/Atipicna Kavasakijeva bolest
Altinbas, "A case of left main coronary artery aneurysm associated with severe stenosis of left anterior descending artery," Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, vol.
Giant coronary artery aneurysm causing acute anterior myocardial infarction
Multiple coronary artery aneurysms secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus
Coronary artery aneurysms
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is defined as a coronary artery dilatation that exceeds the diameter of normal adjacent segments or 1.5 times the diameter of the patient's largest coronary vessel1.
VISUALIZATION OF A GIANT CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM BY MULTI-DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
In a retrospective analysis, Sakamoto et al (11) described a patient with inflammatory coronary artery aneurysm, autoimmune pancreatitis, and markedly elevated serum IgG4 level.
Sudden Cardiac Death Due to Coronary Artery Involvement by IgG4-Related Disease: A Rare, Serious Complication of a Rare Disease
Coronary artery aneurysm may develop in about 15-25% of untreated patients.
Giant aneurysm with thrombosis refractory to medical therapy due to Kawasaki disease/Kawasaki hastaligi nedeniyle gelisen, tibbi tedaviye direncli trombuslu dev anevrizma

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