[A surgical repair of ruptured atherosclerotic coronary artery aneurysm; report of a case]

Abstract

We reported a successful surgery for the huge ruptured coronary aneurysm resulting in cardiac shock. The rupture of atherosclerotic coronary aneurysm is extremely rare except congenital cardiac disease and as a coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistula or a coronary arterio-venous fistula. Excision of the aneurysm, closure of the coronary ostium and coronary artery bypass using saphenous vein graft was performed. The post operative course was uneventful. The histological findings revealed atherosclerotic coronary aneurysm.