A case of coronary artery true aneurysm developed after stent implantation.
- Author:
Sun Young LEE
1
;
Eun A KIM
;
Jung Sik MOON
;
Chang Kun LEE
;
Dae Hyeok KIM
;
Keum Soo PARK
;
Woo Hyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. KDHMD@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary aneurysm;
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty;
Intravascular ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Aneurysm*;
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary;
Arteries;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Coronary Aneurysm;
Coronary Vessels*;
Dilatation;
Humans;
Incidence;
Prognosis;
Stents*;
Ultrasonography;
Ultrasonography, Interventional
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2005;68(5):571-575
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Coronary aneurysm is a rare disorder, defined as a abnormal dilatation that exceeds 1.5 times the diameter of the adjacent segment of artery. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is often associated with a coronary aneurysm and mechanical injury of vessel wall during the procedure is suspected as the cause. The reported incidence of coronary aneurysms in Caucasians was 4.9%, but the incidence in Asian population was 0.25%. Morphologically, aneurysms can be divided into true versus pseudo aneurysms. These differentiation by intravascular (interventional) ultrasound is important to predict prognosis of the coronary aneurysm. We experienced a case of coronary artery true aneurysm, that developed after coronary balloon angioplasty and stent implantation. So we report the case.
