Aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without obstructive disease: report of a case presenting with severe unstable angina and treated with systemic thrombolysis

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Dec;30(4):306-9. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810300409.

Abstract

A fusiform aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without associated obstructive disease was detected in a 77-year-old patient with severe unstable angina treated with systemic thrombolysis. The authors emphasize the following features: (1) unusual location of the aneurysm, (2) absence of concomitant obstruction in this age group, and (3) clinical efficacy of thrombolysis and subsequent long-term oral anticoagulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina, Unstable / complications*
  • Angina, Unstable / drug therapy
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thrombolytic Therapy*
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator