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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(4): 253-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014133
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014133
Case Report
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Ruptured Coronary Artery Aneurysm - A Rare Cause of Hemopericardium
Further Information
Publication History
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