Elhosseiny Sherif, Barsoum Emad, Kandov Ruben, Lafferty James C, Zgheib Mohammad
Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, USA.
Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, USA.
Cureus. 2019 May 24;11(5):e4747. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4747.
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare disease that is associated with dangerous dormant complications. It is associated with atherosclerotic heart disease in half of the cases during a coronary angiogram. Currently, there are no guidelines for the management of such cases. We present a case of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a male patient who was found to have diffuse aneurysmal dilation of the coronary arteries along with 100% occlusion of the right coronary artery. The complexity of the lesions caused him not to be a candidate for either percutaneous or surgical intervention. This raises an important question regarding treatment options in such a rare case.
冠状动脉瘤(CAA)是一种罕见疾病,伴有危险的潜伏并发症。在冠状动脉造影检查中,半数病例与动脉粥样硬化性心脏病相关。目前,尚无针对此类病例的管理指南。我们报告一例男性急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死患者,该患者被发现冠状动脉弥漫性瘤样扩张,同时右冠状动脉100%闭塞。病变的复杂性使其既不适合经皮介入治疗,也不适合手术干预。这就此类罕见病例的治疗选择提出了一个重要问题。