Giant Intramyocardial Aneurysm in a Patient with Intercoronary Communication between the Left Circumflex Artery and Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report

Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare disease. It occurs in the epicardial space, mostly along the course of major coronary arteries. Here, we report a case of a giant incidental aneurysm embedded in the basal posterior wall of the left ventricle. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our institution for...

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Published inJournal of the Korean Society of Radiology Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 213 - 218
Main Authors Lee, Yu Hyun, Park, Noh Hyuck, Park, Ji Yeon, Kim, Seon-Jeong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Korean Society of Radiology 2020
대한영상의학회
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Cardiovascular Imaging
coronary aneurysm
coronary artery disease
coronary vessel anomalies
multidetector computed tomography
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ISSN1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI10.3348/jksr.2020.81.1.213

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Summary:Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare disease. It occurs in the epicardial space, mostly along the course of major coronary arteries. Here, we report a case of a giant incidental aneurysm embedded in the basal posterior wall of the left ventricle. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our institution for the evaluation of cardiac palpitations that had been present from the previous 2 months. She reported no medical history (such as Kawasaki's disease or hypertension) or previous operative history. Echocardiogram and subsequent cardiac CT revealed a giant aneurysm in the left ventricle, with a direct fistulous connection to a dilated and tortuous left circumflex artery, which showed direct communication with the straight right coronary artery.
Bibliography:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.81.1.213
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2020.81.1.213