Echocardiographic diagnosis in diffusely aneurysmal coronary artery disease

Ital Heart J. 2003 Sep;4(9):633-7.

Abstract

We present the case of a 73-year-old male with diffusely aneurysmal artery disease. Echocardiography revealed a 4.5 cm mass, adjacent to the right side of the heart, suggesting a diagnosis of coronary artery aneurysm. The findings were confirmed at magnetic resonance imaging and coronary angiography. Moreover, in view of the reported strong association between coronary and cerebral artery disease, the patient was submitted to cerebral magnetic resonance imaging, which also demonstrated aneurysmal disease involving the cerebral arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
  • Echocardiography*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male