Giant coronary aneurysm and arterial tortuosity.

نویسنده

  • S-M Yuan
چکیده

Giant coronary artery aneurysm is rare. A 71-year-old female was referred to our hospital 3 months after onset of symptoms. Work-up including coronary angiogram and computed tomographic angiogram helped a definite diagnosis of a giant aneurysm of the circumflex coronary artery. The patient was conservatively managed with a close follow-up. In this article, this rare lesion was presented with associated anomalies.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Folia morphologica

دوره 73 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014