中华胸部外科电子杂志 ›› 2021, Vol. 08 ›› Issue (03) : 160 -163. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-8773.2021.03.05 × 扫一扫
国际胸外科专栏
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Bleri Çelmeta1, Antoine Mugniot2, Thomas Sénage2, Jean-Christian Roussel2, Antonio Miceli1()
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Bleri Çelmeta, Antoine Mugniot, Thomas Sénage, Jean-Christian Roussel, Antonio Miceli. Case report of a rare giant left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm[J]. 中华胸部外科电子杂志, 2021, 08(03): 160-163.
Bleri Çelmeta, Antoine Mugniot, Thomas Sénage, Jean-Christian Roussel, Antonio Miceli. Case report of a rare giant left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm[J]. Chinese Journal of Thoracic Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2021, 08(03): 160-163.
Giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare condition, reportedly seen in 0.02-0.2% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Asymptomatic in most cases, patients may present with angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiac tamponade or sudden death. Given that the natural history of the CAA is still not predictable, the optimal treatment remains still debatable. In this case report, we present a male patient with a sudden non-exertional dyspnea and angina in a context of obesity, multiple large and medium vessels aneurysms and chronic kidney disease (CKD). A contrast CT detected a giant left anterior descending artery (LAD) CAA measuring 73 mm × 47 mm, apparently compressing the circumflex (CX) and the pulmonary artery (PA). After undergoing a full (etiologic and aneurysm extension) panel of exams, the patient underwent a surgical exclusion of the giant CAA and a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by using the left thoracic mammary artery (LITA). The hospitalization was uneventful, and the patient left the hospital completely asymptomatic. In conclusion, even in cases of giant coronary aneurysms, the treatment is surgical by excluding the aneurismatic sac and performing a surgical revascularization.