Surgical treatment of a large left-main coronary artery aneurysm

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Aug;52(4):230-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-820910.

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysms are a rare condition with left-main trunk aneurysms occurring in only about 0.1 % of the population. We report on a giant left-main coronary artery aneurysm in a young male status post two previous open-heart operations. The aneurysm was successfully treated by patch occlusion of the ostial orifice and coronary revascularization of the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
  • Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Treatment Outcome