Giant coronary aneurysms with multiple vascular aneurysms: a rare manifestation of hyperhomocysteinemia

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2001 Jan;52(1):116-9. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200101)52:1<116::aid-ccd1029>3.0.co;2-n.

Abstract

Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis, which leads to an increased incidence of premature vascular disease. Although multiple vascular aneurysms have been linked to hyperhomocysteinemia, coronary artery aneurysms have not. We report a case of giant coronary artery aneurysm associated with multiple peripheral vascular aneurysms in a patient with hyperhomocysteinemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / complications
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Treatment Outcome