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Left main coronary artery aneurysm: an uncommon aetiology for myocardial infarction in the young

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2010

Naveen Garg  and
Nagaraja Moorthy
Naveen Garg*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Nagaraja Moorthy
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
*
Correspondence to: Dr N. Garg, MD, DM, FSCAI, FACC, Additional Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India. Tel: +91 941 518 8040; Fax: +91 522 266 8078, 266 8017; E-mail: navgarg@sgpgi.ac.in
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Abstract

Left main coronary artery aneurysms are very infrequent (0.1%) and the majority is related to atherosclerotic obstructive lesions. We describe a young male having no conventional coronary risk factors presenting with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed a prominent aneurysm of the left main coronary artery with selective extension towards the proximal left circumflex artery without associated coronary lesions.

Keywords

Acute coronary syndromeembolismthrombosis

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 20 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 584 - 586
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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