Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the left main treated with a covered stent: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) of the left main represent a small subset of coronary artery disease and are associated with cardiovascular death. Because of its rare entity, large data are lacking and therefore treatment guidelines are missing.

Case summary

We describe a case of a 56-year-old female with a past medical history of spontaneous dissection of the distal descending left artery (LAD) 6 years before. She presented to our hospital with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and a coronary angiogram showed a giant saccular aneurysm of the shaft of the left main coronary artery (LMCA). Given the risk of rupture and distal embolization, the heart team decided to go for a percutaneous approach. Based on a pre-interventional 3D reconstructed CT scan and gu

SUBMITTER: Holvoet W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9972523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature