Publication

Giant right coronary artery aneurysm

Journal Paper/Review - Nov 1, 2007

Units
PubMed
Doi

Citation
Blank R, Haager P, Maeder M, Genoni M, Rickli H. Giant right coronary artery aneurysm. The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007; 84:1740-2.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007; 84
Publication Date
Nov 1, 2007
Issn Electronic
1552-6259
Pages
1740-2
Brief description/objective

We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a giant atherosclerotic thrombus-filled aneurysm of the right coronary artery presenting as an ambiguous spherical mass adjacent to the right atrium at the transthoracic echocardiography study. The diagnosis was established by transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, and coronary angiography. Due to extent of the aneurysm, the patient underwent placement of a vein graft to the posterior descending artery and subsequent exclusion of the aneurysm by proximal and distal ligation.