A surgical case of concomitant aneurysms of the brachiocephalic and coronary arteries

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Apr;11(2):128-31.

Abstract

Brachiocephalic artery aneurysm with concomitant coronary artery aneurysm is rare. We describe a case of a patient with a history of prosthetic graft placement following resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and was subsequently found to have a brachiocephalic artery aneurysm. After surgical correction of the brachiocephalic aneurysm, postoperative coronary arteriography demonstrated coronary artery aneurysms, and the patient subsequently underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk*
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronary Aneurysm / epidemiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Middle Aged