Kacila Mirsad, Matteucci Marco L S, Bevilacqua Stefano, Granov Nermir, Glauber Mattia
Department of Cardiac Surgery--Hospital "G. Pasquinucci" Massa, Via Aurelia sud-Massa, Italy.
Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2006 Nov;6(4):22-4. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2006.3113.
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are rare and their management is controversial. Their incidence varies from 1,5% to 5% of the coronary angiographies, with predilection of the right coronary artery. Unruptured coronary aneurysms are often silent and may remain undiagnosed. The etiology can be either congenital or acquired. We describe a case of a left anterior descending artery (LAD) aneurysm treated with an off-pump surgical revascularization with a LIMA to LAD without exclusion or ligature of the aneurysm.