Coronary ectasia due to primary aldosteronism in an exceptional presentation

Hammam Rasras; Falmata Laouan Brem; Noha El Ouafi; Nabila Ismaili

doi:10.21542/gcsp.2021.22

Coronary ectasia due to primary aldosteronism in an exceptional presentation

Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. 2021 Oct 30;2021(3):e202122. doi: 10.21542/gcsp.2021.22.

Authors

Hammam Rasras¹, Falmata Laouan Brem¹, Noha El Ouafi^{1

2}, Nabila Ismaili^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Oujda, Mohammed First University of Oujda, Morocco.
² Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed the First University of Oujda, Morocco.

Abstract

Primary aldosteronism as a cause of coronary ectasia has been reported only once in the literature and was associated with an aortic aneurysm. Here, we report a second presentation in our cardiology department - a 59-year-old female patient who was admitted for unstable angina. Coronary angiography revealed an ectasia of two major coronary arteries. An etiological assessment revealed an idiopathic primary aldosteronism.

Publication types

Case Reports