Rapidly Evolving Coronary Aneurysm in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) formation in the setting of an acute inflammatory state due to connective tissue disease is rare. We report a case of rapid progression from an ectatic to an aneursymatic left circumflex coronary artery leading to an acute coronary event in a patient with rheumatoid ar...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Reji Pappy, Siddharth Wayangankar, Thomachan Kalapura, Mazen S. Abu-Fadel
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:English
منشور في: Wiley 2011-01-01
سلاسل:Cardiology Research and Practice
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/659439
الوصف
الملخص:Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) formation in the setting of an acute inflammatory state due to connective tissue disease is rare. We report a case of rapid progression from an ectatic to an aneursymatic left circumflex coronary artery leading to an acute coronary event in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report the accelerated growth of the aneurysm as it was temporally related to the lapse in treatment and the management strategies involved with this entity.
تدمد:2090-0597