CABG for Treating Unstable Angina with Multivessel Coronary Artery Aneurysms: A case report.
- Author:
Jinsik KIM
1
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Jin Woo CHUNG
;
Jun Seok KIM
;
Je Kyoun SHIN
;
Meong Gun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea. cheehk@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery bypass;
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome;
Coronary artery aneurysm
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Angina, Unstable;
Atherosclerosis;
Chest Pain;
Connective Tissue;
Coronary Aneurysm;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome;
Vascular Diseases
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010;43(6):743-746
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon disease. The optimal medical or surgical treatment for this disease remains obscure. The causes of coronary artery aneurysms include atherosclerosis, Kawasaki disease, infectious vascular disease, connective tissue disorder and congenital malformation. A 50 year old man visit our institution for chest pain that had started 3 days previously. After coronary angiography, multiple coronary aneurysms were diagnosed and successful surgical intervention was performed.
