Management of a large coronary artery aneurysm with graft-coated stent during the acute phase of myocardial infarction

نویسندگان

1 Cardiologist, Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center and Department of Cardiovascular, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Resident of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

5 Nursing Anesthesia of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

doi
10.22038/jctm.2018.31628.1161
چکیده

Coronary aneurysms in adults are rare clinical entities. Herein, we presented a 54-year-old man who was admitted with an acute extensive anterior myocardial infarction. The emergency coronary angiography revealed an isolated large aneurysm at the proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was successfully treated with a graft-coated stent