Coronary artery aneurysms: case report and treatment overview

A Chiusaroli; A Segreto; S De Salvatore; S Congiu; D Zicho; F Bizzarri

Coronary artery aneurysms: case report and treatment overview

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015;19(14):2572-4.

Authors

A Chiusaroli¹, A Segreto, S De Salvatore, S Congiu, D Zicho, F Bizzarri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Science and Medical-Surgical Biotechnologies, Cardiac Surgery Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. federico.bizzarri@uniroma1.it.

PMID: 26221884

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are localized dilatations exceeding the diameter of adjacent normal coronary segments. These conditions, even rare, still represent an important risk factor for the patient life.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / drug therapy*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Risk Factors

Substances

Anticoagulants
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors