Acute myocardial infarction and the five‐chambered heart | Zendy

Lardizabal Joel A. | Zendy; Javed Usman | Zendy; Ambrose John A. | Zendy

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Acute myocardial infarction and the five‐chambered heart

Author(s) -

Lardizabal Joel A.,

Javed Usman,

Ambrose John A.

Publication year - 2011

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.22793

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , right coronary artery , cardiology , aneurysm , artery , coronary angiography , radiology , coronary artery aneurysm , angiography

The case of a patient presenting with acute inferior ST‐elevation myocardial infarction is described. Emergent coronary angiography of the right coronary artery revealed what appeared to be the abrupt drainage of contrast into a large, peculiar cavity or chamber. Echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography demonstrated a giant right coronary aneurysm in the right coronary artery that gave the impression of a “fifth heart chamber.” The patient underwent successful surgical resection of the aneurysm. Diagnostic and treatment approaches to giant coronary aneurysms are discussed. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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