| Literature DB >> 19259365 |
Hyunmin Choe1, Gam Hur, Woo-Ik Jang, Chang Young Kim, Sung Uk Kwon, Joon Hyung Doh, June Namgung, Sung Yun Lee, Won Ro Lee.
Abstract
A coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon disorder and is seen as a characteristic dilatation of a localized portion of the coronary artery. Clinical manifestation of a coronary artery aneurysm varies from an asymptomatic presentation to sudden death of a patient. Although coronary aneurysms are typically diagnosed by the use of coronary angiography, a new generation of coronary 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (64-MDCT) scanners have successfully been used for evaluating this abnormality in a noninvasive manner. In the present case, we performed coronary 64-MDCT scanning preoperatively and postoperatively on a patient with multiple giant coronary aneurysms. The use of coronary 64-MDCT may provide an evaluation technique not only for diagnosis but also for follow-up after surgery for this condition.Entities:
Keywords: Coronary aneurysm; computed tomography
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19259365 PMCID: PMC2649873 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.1.160
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Yonsei Med J ISSN: 0513-5796 Impact factor: 2.759