Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Genena, Kareem
Ali, Mir
Christmas, Donald
Siu, Henry
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
While acute coronary syndromes most commonly occur secondary to unstable atherosclerotic plaque, coronary aneurysms, also known as coronary artery ectasia (CAE), represent a less common etiology.
Whereas coronary atherosclerosis accounts for about 50% of CAE, the remaining 50% are either congenital or secondary to a host of inflammatory and connective tissue disorders, with Kawasaki disease being a well-known association.
Patients with CAE have worse outcomes than the general population regardless of the presence of associated atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
We report the case of a young male presenting with chest pain, a right bundle branch block on electrocardiography, an elevated troponin level, and a regional wall motion abnormality on echocardiography who is found to have diffuse coronary artery ectasia on coronary angiography and is managed medically with dual antiplatelet therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Genena, Kareem& Ali, Mir& Christmas, Donald& Siu, Henry. 2018. Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141478
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Genena, Kareem…[et al.]. Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141478
American Medical Association (AMA)
Genena, Kareem& Ali, Mir& Christmas, Donald& Siu, Henry. Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult: Case Presentation and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141478
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141478