Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2010 Dec;43(6):743-746.

CABG for Treating Unstable Angina with Multivessel Coronary Artery Aneurysms: A case report

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Korea. cheehk@hanmail.net

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysm is an uncommon disease. The optimal medical or surgical treatment for this disease remains obscure. The causes of coronary artery aneurysms include atherosclerosis, Kawasaki disease, infectious vascular disease, connective tissue disorder and congenital malformation. A 50 year old man visit our institution for chest pain that had started 3 days previously. After coronary angiography, multiple coronary aneurysms were diagnosed and successful surgical intervention was performed.

Keyword

Coronary artery bypass; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Coronary artery aneurysm

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Angina, Unstable
Atherosclerosis
Chest Pain
Connective Tissue
Coronary Aneurysm
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Vessels
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Vascular Diseases
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