| Spontaneous healing of posttraumatic focal coronary aneurysm: A case report. | |
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PMID: 22054721 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We report on the spontaneous healing of a posttraumatic focal coronary aneurysm in a previously healthy 61-year-old man after his involvement in a motor vehicle accident, resulting in blunt chest trauma that injured the anterior wall of his left ventricle. Left-sided cardiac catheterization and selective coronary angiography 1 month after the accident showed an aneurysm in the proximal part of the left anterior descending artery, and normal coronary arteries otherwise. Intravascular ultrasound revealed that the lesion was a pseudoaneurysm protruding toward the myocardium. Surgical removal of the aneurysm was not considered, and the patient was discharged after 2 months of uneventful hospitalization. Follow-up coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound at 3 months and 1 year after the accident showed a total regression of the aneurysm. The patient has remained asymptomatic, with no residual ischemia 3 years after the accident. This case indicates that careful conservative treatment is a therapeutic option for posttraumatic coronary pseudoaneurysms. |
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Kenji Miwa; Takao Matsubara; Toshihiko Yasuda; Masaru Inoue; Ryota Teramoto; Haruyuki Kinoshita; Hirofumi Okada; Yohei Yakuta; Honin Kanaya; Masaaki Kawashiri; Masakazu Yamagishi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-2 |
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Title: Heart & lung : the journal of critical care Volume: - ISSN: 1527-3288 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330057 Medline TA: Heart Lung Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Cardiology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. |
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