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Case Reports
. 2008 May;7(3):508-9.
doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.172726. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

Saccular ascending aorta aneurysm: report of an unusual presentation

Bruno Borrello  1 , Francesco Nicolini, Cesare Beghi, Tiziano Gherli
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Case Reports

Saccular ascending aorta aneurysm: report of an unusual presentation

Bruno Borrello et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 May.

Abstract

We describe an unusual presentation of a large saccular aneurysm of the ascending aorta, mimicking an acute coronary syndrome. The compression of the aneurysm on the left main coronary artery was probably the cause of these confusing symptoms. Our experience confirms the fundamental role of modern cardiac imaging techniques in the differential diagnosis of these unusual cases and in the planning of the correct surgical procedure.

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  • Etiology of saccular aortic aneurysms.
    Erer D, Iriz E, Oktar GL, Imren VY. Erer D, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 May;7(3):509. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.172726A. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008. PMID: 18495726 No abstract available.

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