Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Pericardial Mass

Giant coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a paracardiac mass.

Although either coronary artery aneurysm or coronary arterio-venous fistula may be found infrequently during coronary angiography, it is very rare to see combination of both structures. Here we present a case of coronary artery fistula combined with a large aneurysm. The aneurysm resembled a mass just beside the left heart border in the chest X-ray (CXR) film. The patient came to our hospital f...

Giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a mediastinal mass.

Coronary artery aneurysms are commonly of atherosclerotic origin and are frequently asymptomatic. However, they may have varied presentations including angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden death. A case of a giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting with acute myocardial infarction is presented, where the aneurysm appeared to be a mediastinal mass on transthoracic and transoesophagea...

giant right coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a mediastinal cyst with compression effects: a case report

conclusions coronary artery aneurysm should be a differential diagnosis in cases of mediastinal cyst and mass lesion. case presentation a 32-year-old woman presented with edema of the upper and lower limbs, palpitation, and chest pain, and was diagnosed with a giant right coronary artery aneurysm that had initially mimicked a mediastinal cyst. although computed tomography (ct) suggested a media...

Giant right coronary artery aneurysm mimicking sinus Valsalva aneurysm of the aorta

An unruptured, thrombosed 10 cm right coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a pericardial cyst

Giant coronary artery aneurysms are a rare and potentially life-threatening condition. A 47 year old male presented with a progressive 6 month history of dyspnea and acute right sided chest pain. During the patients work-up, a 10 cm × 10 cm right coronary artery aneurysm was discovered on CT scan and confirmed by cardiac catheterization. The patient was emergently taken to the operating room fo...