AORTOCORONARY DYSPLASIA AND PSEUDOWANTHOM A ELASTICA

The authors report the case of a 50 year old man with pseudowanthoma e lastica with a history of myocardial infarction and severe aortic regu rgitation. Angiography showed multiple coronary artery aneurysms and a neurysmal dilatation of the aortic annulus. The outcome after triple c oronary bypass surgery with aortic valve replacement in a valved Benta ll conduit was favourable. Pseudoxanthoma elastica is a rare condition in which the prognosis depends on the degree of vascular involvement. In this context, coronary artery aneurysms and aneurysmal dilatation of the aorta are rare complications.