Posttraumatic coronary artery aneurysm.
Westaby S, Drossos G, Giannopoulos N.
Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, John Radcliffe, England.
A 31-year-old man sustained blunt deceleration trauma with dissection of the left anterior descending coronary artery. We repaired a posttraumatic coronary aneurysm to prevent late occlusion of the recanalized vessel. An internal mammary artery graft was applied as a precaution against postoperative thrombosis. Follow-up at 12 months showed improved left ventricular function.
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PMID: 7677515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]