Ruptured Coronary Artery Aneurysm - A Rare Cause of Hemopericardium

A. Järvinen; S. Pohjola-Sintonen; P. Ketonen; K. Virtanen; K. Luomanmäki

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1014133

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(4): 253-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014133

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Ruptured Coronary Artery Aneurysm - A Rare Cause of Hemopericardium

A. Järvinen¹ , S. Pohjola-Sintonen² , P. Ketonen¹ , K. Virtanen² , K. Luomanmäki²

¹Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and
²First Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki, Finland

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1985

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Large coronary artery aneurysms may interfere with coronary flow, cause compression, and/or may rupture. Circulatory shock from thrombosis and rupture of an aneurysm of the right coronary artery in a patient is reported here. This formation, 7 cm in diameter, was visible by computed tomogram but the diagnosis was revealed only during surgery. The successful treatment, using aneurysmectomy and reconstruction with an interposed saphenous vein graft, is described.

Key words

Coronary artery - Aneurysm - Cardiac tamponade - Myocardial infarction