Right coronary artery aneurysm: possible relation with obesity?

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Aug 1;128(1):112-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.118. Epub 2007 Jul 25.

Abstract

Aneurysms of the coronary arteries are uncommon occurrences that usually develop secondary to atherosclerosis and are often asymptomatic. We present a 57-year-old male patient who presented with the diagnosis of an inferior wall acute myocardial infarction with a large aneurysm of the right coronary artery and with morbid obesity. To the best of our knowledge, a relationship between body mass index and coronary artery aneurysm has not been reported in the literature so far. We speculated that there is a relationship between coronary artery aneurysm and body mass index.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications*