Frequency of coronary artery ectasia in patients undergoing surgery for ascending aortic aneurysms

Manolis C Papadakis; Evagelos Leontiadis; Athanassios Manginas; Vassilios Voudris; Gregory Pavlides; George Karatasakis; Stefanos G Foussas; Alkiviadis S Mihalis; Dennis V Cokkinos

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.019

Frequency of coronary artery ectasia in patients undergoing surgery for ascending aortic aneurysms

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Dec 1;94(11):1433-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.019.

Authors

Manolis C Papadakis¹, Evagelos Leontiadis, Athanassios Manginas, Vassilios Voudris, Gregory Pavlides, George Karatasakis, Stefanos G Foussas, Alkiviadis S Mihalis, Dennis V Cokkinos

Affiliation

¹ First Cardiology and Second Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 15566920
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.019

Abstract

We retrospectively studied the coronary arteriograms of 82 consecutive patients who underwent planned surgical repair of an ascending aorta aneurysm and an age-matched control group of 92 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography during the same time period. The present study examines the incidence of coronary artery ectasia in patients with aneurysms of the ascending aorta.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Case-Control Studies
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / etiology*
Dilatation, Pathologic / etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Retrospective Studies