Aneurysm of the right coronary artery literature review and cases report

Giovanny Ríos, Víctor M. Caicedo, Hernando Santos, Hernando Orjuela, Federico Núñez, Darío Andrade

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Abstract

The aneurysm of the right coronary artery is a rare entity, which occurs primarily in women. The most frequent causes of death in these aneurysms are in its order: rupture, thrombosis and ischemia. Atherosclerotic disease is the most frequent cause of spontaneous aneurysm. Most patients are asymptomatic and have a continuous murmur or moderate cardiomegaly and plethora on chest X-ray. In advanced stages it causes ischemic heart disease. Its diagnosis requires an adequate clinical judgment and routine tests for coronary artery disease.

Translated title of the contributionAneurisma de la arteria coronaria derecha revisión de la literatura y reporte de casos
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)195-198
Number of pages4
JournalRevista Colombiana de Cardiologia
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Coronary artery surgery

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