Saccular aneurysm in the left main coronary artery. 2001

S Higashi, and C Enoki, and T Matsubara
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, 8-2 Ootemachi, Shizuoka 420-0853, Japan.

The patient was a 70-year-old male with a chief complaint of chest pain. Coronary angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm of 11 mm in diameter at the furcation of the left main coronary artery. Triple vessel disease was also seen. At surgery, it was judged that the risk to rupture of the aneurysm was high because the aneurysmal wall was very thin. Therefore, the blood flow into the aneurysm was blocked, and coronary artery bypass grafting was performed. In a pathological study on the aneurysmal wall, no atherosclerotic and no inflammatory changes were found, but acidic mucopolysaccharides were detected in the tunica media. Coronary aneurysms with coronary stenosis in the elderly have been reported to be arteriosclerotic without exception. Here we present this rare case of a left main coronary artery aneurysm with coronary stenosis in an old-aged patient, considered to be due to metabolic abnormalities in the smooth muscle cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003323 Coronary Aneurysm Abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of CORONARY VESSELS. Most coronary aneurysms are due to CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, and the rest are due to inflammatory diseases, such as KAWASAKI DISEASE. Aneurysm, Coronary,Aneurysms, Coronary,Coronary Aneurysms
D003327 Coronary Disease An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels. Coronary Heart Disease,Coronary Diseases,Coronary Heart Diseases,Disease, Coronary,Disease, Coronary Heart,Diseases, Coronary,Diseases, Coronary Heart,Heart Disease, Coronary,Heart Diseases, Coronary
D006025 Glycosaminoglycans Heteropolysaccharides which contain an N-acetylated hexosamine in a characteristic repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating structure of each disaccharide involves alternate 1,4- and 1,3-linkages consisting of either N-acetylglucosamine (see ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE) or N-acetylgalactosamine (see ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE). Glycosaminoglycan,Mucopolysaccharides
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001026 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. Aortocoronary Bypass,Bypass, Coronary Artery,Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,Aortocoronary Bypasses,Artery Bypass, Coronary,Artery Bypasses, Coronary,Bypass, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypasses
D017023 Coronary Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies

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