Claudia Patricia Paz Soldán-Patiño, Gustavo Rojas-Velasco, María Alexandra Arias-Mendoza, Edmundo Enríquez-Gómez, Aloha Meave-González, Amada Álvarez-Sangabriel, Mary Carmen Amigo, Jesús Vargas-Barrón, Carlos Rodolfo Martínez-Sánchez
Coronary artery aneurysms are a relatively infrequent finding with an incidence of 1% to 2% per year. Its cause can be atherosclerosis, congenital or due to other causes less common. Its initial manifestation can be myocardial infarction and sudden death as a result of rupture or distal embolization. The large coronary aneurysms, non-atherosclerotic, located in the common part of the left main coronary artery are exceptional. The diagnostic method of choice is the coronary angiography; however, non-invasive techniques such as transthoracic including tridimensional mode and transesophageal echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography may have an important role in the detection and follow-up of these anomalies...
April 2012: Archivos de Cardiología de México