Open AccessAneurysm of the left aortic sinus causing acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
JanPeter Smedema,
Ver Freeman,
Johan Brink
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.84671
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , aortic sinus , aneurysm , sinus (botany) , circumflex , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , left coronary artery , artery , radiology , botany , biology , genus
This report describes the findings and management of a young male who presented with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to compression of the circumflex coronary artery by a large aneurysm of left sinus of Valsalva.