Arrhythmia Caused by a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):e331-e333. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.060. Epub 2022 Jan 22.

Abstract

Giant coronary artery aneurysms (GCAAs) are rare cardiovascular malformations that necessitate a multimodal, interdisciplinary diagnostic and individualized interventional approach. This report describes the case of a young, healthy patient with an idiopathic GCAA with pseudoaneurysmal protrusion into the right atrium that caused syncope, cardiac decompensation, and arrhythmia, which subsided postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels* / surgery
  • Heart Atria
  • Humans