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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;45(2):331-6.
doi: 10.1536/jhj.45.331.

Spontaneous rupture of a coronary artery aneurysm: a case report and review of the literature

Huseyin Gunduz  1 , Ramazan Akdemir, Emrah Binak, Ali Tamer, Cihangir Uyan
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Spontaneous rupture of a coronary artery aneurysm: a case report and review of the literature

Huseyin Gunduz et al. Jpn Heart J. 2004 Mar.
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Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare disorder, characterized by abnormal dilatation of a localized portion or diffuse segments of the coronary artery. CAA may cause angina, myocardial infarction, sudden death due to thrombosis, embolisation, or rupture. In this report, a 63 year old Turkish male patient is presented who had an acute non-Q wave myocardial infarction due to spontaneous rupture of the left circumflex artery aneurysm. An extremely rare clinical presentation of rupture of a left circumflex CAA is discussed.

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