Left Upper Extremity Pain, Right Coronary Artery Culprit: A Puzzling Path to Aneurysm Discovery

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2024 Apr 5;20(1):14-17. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1287. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Giant coronary artery aneurysm (GCA) is a rare disease afflicting 0.2% of the population. It is primarily attributed to atherosclerosis in adults and Kawasaki disease in children. Other uncommon etiologies include Takayasu arteritis and post-percutaneous coronary intervention.1,2 GCA lacks a universally accepted definition, with proposed criteria including a diameter exceeding 2 cm, 5 cm, or four times the normal vessel size.3 While the majority of GCAs are asymptomatic, a subset of patients present with angina, myocardial infarction from embolization or compression, heart failure due to fistula formation, or even sudden death.1 We report a case of an adult harboring a GCA involving the right coronary artery.

Keywords: atherosclerosis; giant coronary artery aneurysm; multimodality cardiac imaging; right coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atherosclerosis*
  • Child
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / therapy
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Humans
  • Pain
  • Upper Extremity