A giant coronary sinus mimicking descending aorta

Acta Cardiol. 2008 Dec;63(6):791-2. doi: 10.2143/AC.63.6.2033398.

Abstract

A 58-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency service with dyspnoea.The patient underwent several laboratory and imaging tests including echocardiography and a diagnosis of descending aortic aneurysm was suspected.After computerised tomography scanning, a normal-size descending aorta was found so that echocardiography was done once more. Intravenous contrast examination revealed a giant coronary sinus in this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Sinus / pathology*
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography