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Solitary focal coronary artery aneurysm in a middle aged male with atypical chest pain.
- Source :
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The Medical journal of Malaysia [Med J Malaysia] 1999 Mar; Vol. 54 (1), pp. 114-6. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- A 52 year old hypertensive Malay man, a smoker who presented with a one month history of mild chest discomfort not related to exertion and had a positive stress test with ST segment depression in the lateral leads. Coronary angiography showed stenosis in the right coronary artery and a coronary aneurysm in the proximal segment of his left anterior descending. The aneurysm was situated just distal to a stenotic lesion. The aneurysm is most likely related to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The patient was treated with oral nitrates, aspirin, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and warfarin to prevent thromboembolism related to the coronary aneurysm. He remains asymptomatic one year after diagnosis.
- Subjects :
- Anticoagulants therapeutic use
Chest Pain drug therapy
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease complications
Coronary Disease diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease drug therapy
Exercise Test
Heart Aneurysm diagnosis
Heart Aneurysm diagnostic imaging
Heart Aneurysm drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nitrates therapeutic use
Thromboembolism prevention & control
Chest Pain etiology
Heart Aneurysm complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0300-5283
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10972014