2-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF PERIPHERAL CORONARY-ARTERY ECTASIA IN AN ADULT

Coronary artery aneurysms (ectasia) have been, reported to be present in, up to 4.9% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. In childre n with Kawasaki's disease or coronary arteriovenous fistula, the trans thoracic true-dimensional echocardiographic findings associated with p eripheral vessel aneurysms have been previously described. Echocardiog raphic imaging of peripheral coronary artery segments in, the adult is difficult and to date only imaging of large, proximal coronary artery aneurysms has been. reported. We report a case of an adult patient wi th angiographically documented extensive right coronary artery ectasia in which peripheral vessel aneurysms were identified with transthorac ic echocardiography.