Giant coronary artery aneurysm mimicking a compressive cardiac tumor Imaging features and operative strategy

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2005 Sep-Oct;14(5):272-5. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2005.04.001.

Abstract

Giant atheromatous coronary aneurysms mimicking a cardiac tumor remain exceptional. We report the case of a patient who experienced a severe inferior myocardial infarction related to a giant thrombosed coronary aneurysm masquerading a cardiac tumor and compressing right cardiac cavities with mechanical detrimental consequences on tricuspid, mitral and aortic valvular competence. The contribution of imaging was essential to assess diagnosis, understand the physiopathogeny of myocardial and valvular consequences and plan the optimal surgical strategy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / pathology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*