Korean Circulation Journal  2012;42(6):434-436

doi:10.4070/kcj.2012.42.6.434

Two Cases of Multivessel Coronary Artery Ectasias Resulting in Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction.

Huseyin GUNDUZ 1 ; Saadet DEMIRTAS ; Mehmet Bulent VATAN ; Mehmet Akif CAKAR ; Ramazan AKDEMIR

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Keywords

Coronary artery disease; Acute inferior myocardial infarction

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

The incidence of multivessel coronary artery ectasias (CAEs) among patients undergoing coronary artery angiography is very rare. All three coronary vessels can be affected by CAE, but most patients have an isolated arterial ectasia, commonly the right coronary artery. In this report we present two cases with inferior myocardial infarction that was likely caused by thrombotic occlusion of CAEs.