Coronary artery aneurysm is commonly de ined as a localized dilatation exceeding the diameter of adjacent normal coronary segments by 50% [1]. Coronary artery aneurysms may be fusiform, involving the full circumference of the coronary artery, or saccular, involving only a portion of the circumference [2]. Causes of coronary artery aneurysms include atherosclerosis (accounting for 50% of cases),...

Aortocoronary dissection is an infrequent yet potentially lethal complication of coronary angiography or percutaneous intervention (PCI). Treatment strategies include conservative management, stent implantation, and surgical intervention. We herein report a case iatrogenic aortocoronary during PCI the right artery successfully treated by management. Conservative treatment may be potential alter...

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for coronary heart diseases (CHDs) and stroke. Coronary computed tomography (CT) enables physicians to visualize the vascular system with high specificity sensitivity. Aim of work: To evaluate role CT angiography as diagnostic tool in assessment chest pain patients suffering from HTN. Patients Methods: This prospective study was carried out ...

Repair of acute aortic dissection with destruction of the right coronary ostia and aortic valve regurgitation is described. The patient was a 54 year-old female with Marfan syndrome, who was admitted to our hospital for acute dissection with annulo aortic ectasia, accompanied by myocardial ischemia of the inferior wall. Retrograde dissection to the aortic annulus and destruction of the right co...

An 83-year-old man with known history of known coronary artery disease (prior coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention), hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia presented with ongoing exertional angina and dyspnea despite medical therapy. A dipyridamole rubidium-82 stress test showed moderate-sized ischemia in the inferior and inferolateral territory. An echocardiogr...

Blunt trauma to the chest resulting in coronary thrombosis and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a rare but welldescribed occurrence in adults. Angiography in such cases has generally disclosed complete epicardial coronary occlusion with thrombus, indistinguishable from the findings commonly found in spontaneous plaque rupture due to atherosclerotic disease. In all previously report...

BACKGROUND Iatrogenic acute dissection of the ascending aorta following coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention is rare. This complication, if not managed urgently, can have critical results. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 70 year-old woman who was treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery (RCA) for acute inferior myocardial infa...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare and uncommon case of sudden cardiac death and acute coronary syndrome. Herein, we present a 13-year-old boy with chest pain who was diagnosed with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction associated with SCAD, possibly caused by the consumption of an energy drink, which has not been reported previously in the pediatric age group. O...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon cause of acute coronary syndromes and still remains as a clinical dilemma for the cardiologists. There are almost 250 cases in the literature and most of them are about female patients. Etiology and optimal treatment have not yet been well defined. Although coronary artery disease, pregnancy induced hormonal changes, cystic medial deg...