Korean J Nephrol.  2011 May;30(3):329-334.

A Thrombotic Coronary Artery Aneurysm Associated with Atherosclerosis in a Patient with End Stage Renal Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kwandong University, Goyang, Korea. drjoy@kd.ac.kr
  • 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.

Abstract

We present a case of thrombotic coronary aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) presenting with recurrent severe orthopnea in an end stage renal disease patient. She was admitted to the hospital with progressive dyspnea, exertional chest pain, and profound orthopnea. The echocardiography revealed a well marginated mass lesion between the main pulmonary artery and the left atrium. Chest CT showed a space-occupying lesion surrounded by the main pulmonary artery, the left atrium and the appendage adjacent to the atherosclerotic calcified lesion. Coronary angiography confirmed a huge thrombotic aneurysm with total occlusion of the proximal LAD. The presentation and management of the coronary aneurysm was reviewed.

Keyword

Coronary aneurysm; Renal dialysis; Atherosclerosis

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Arteries
Atherosclerosis
Chest Pain
Coronary Aneurysm
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels
Dyspnea
Echocardiography
Heart Atria
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Pulmonary Artery
Renal Dialysis
Thorax
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