Coronary artery aneurysms: case report and review of transcatheter management strategies

Frances O Wood; Justin E Trivax; Robert D Safian

doi:10.1002/ccd.24856

Coronary artery aneurysms: case report and review of transcatheter management strategies

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Oct 1;82(4):E469-76. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24856. Epub 2013 Mar 16.

Authors

Frances O Wood¹, Justin E Trivax, Robert D Safian

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beaumont Heath System and the William Beaumont Oakland University School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan.

PMID: 23413099
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24856

Abstract

There is no consensus on the best management of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) in adults. We describe two patients with CAA and review transcatheter approaches to exclude them from the circulation.

Keywords: coronary artery aneurysms; coronary artery disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheters
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
Coronary Aneurysm / therapy*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome