ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT MAIN CORONARY-ARTERY WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE- REPORT OF A CASE PRESENTING WITH SEVERE UNSTABLE ANGINA AND TREATEDWITH SYSTEMIC THROMBOLYSIS

Authors
LAVECCHIA L BEDOGNI F OMETTO R MOSELE GM VINCENZI M
Citation
L. Lavecchia et al., ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT MAIN CORONARY-ARTERY WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE- REPORT OF A CASE PRESENTING WITH SEVERE UNSTABLE ANGINA AND TREATEDWITH SYSTEMIC THROMBOLYSIS, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 30(4), 1993, pp. 306-309
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00986569
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
306 - 309
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-6569(1993)30:4<306:AOTLMC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A fusiform aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without associate d obstructive disease was detected in a 77-year-old patient with sever e unstable angina treated with systemic thrombolysis. The authors emph asize the following features: (1) unusual location of the aneurysm, (2 ) absence of concomitant obstruction in this age group, and (3) clinic al efficacy of thrombolysis and subsequent long-term oral anticoagulat ion. (c) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.