Nonatherosclerotic Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 May 2;37(2):271-272. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0649.

Abstract

We present an unusual case of a 67-year-old woman with an incidental finding of a cardiac mass on a chest computed tomography. Coronary angiotomography confirmed the diagnosis of right coronary artery aneurysm, with 5.7×5.7 cm. The patient underwent aneurysm resection and coronary bypass surgery, with subsequent histologic study suggestive of arteritis sequelae. Giant coronary artery aneurysms have a high risk of complications and aneurysm exclusion must be beneficial. This is a rare condition that can also be part of a systemic inflammatory disease.

Keywords: Coronary Aneurysm; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Vessels; Incidental Findings; Tomography; X-Ray Computed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Coronary Vessels* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed