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Treatment of ruptured coronary aneurysm with a novel covered stent
Author(s) -
Hayat Sajad A.,
Ghani Saqib,
More Ranjit S
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.21937
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery aneurysm , aneurysm , etiology , stent , cardiology , right coronary artery , coronary stent , artery , pericardium , dominance (genetics) , coronary atherosclerosis , incidence (geometry) , radiology , coronary artery disease , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , restenosis , kawasaki disease , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , gene , optics
Coronary artery aneurysms are relatively rare but have been diagnosed with increasing frequency since the advent of coronary arteriography. Their reported incidence varies from 1.5% to 5% with male dominance and a predilection for the right coronary artery (RCA), accounting for over 40% of all cases. The most common etiology amongst adults remains atherosclerosis accounting for 50% of coronary aneurysms. We describe the first use of a novel flexible pericardium covered stent for successful treatment of a ruptured coronary aneurysm in 76 year old lady. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.