We report the case of an asymptomatic 67-year-old man with positive ECG stress testing in whom low-dose multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) demonstrated a large aneurysm associated with critical stenoses of the mid left anterior descending coronary artery. A detailed anatomical depiction of this complex coronary lesion was obtained with MDCT despite very low radiation exposure (1.7 mSv). Invasive coronary angiography confirmed the MDCT findings and surgical treatment was successfully performed.

Detection of a large left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm using low-dose coronary multidetector computed tomography / G. Pontone, D. Andreini, S. Galli, P. Montorsi, A.L. Bartorelli, M. Pepi. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2027. - 12:3(2011 Mar), pp. 178-179. [10.2459/JCM.0b013e328333648c]

Detection of a large left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm using low-dose coronary multidetector computed tomography

G. Pontone;D. Andreini
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P. Montorsi;A.L. Bartorelli
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2011

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We report the case of an asymptomatic 67-year-old man with positive ECG stress testing in whom low-dose multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) demonstrated a large aneurysm associated with critical stenoses of the mid left anterior descending coronary artery. A detailed anatomical depiction of this complex coronary lesion was obtained with MDCT despite very low radiation exposure (1.7 mSv). Invasive coronary angiography confirmed the MDCT findings and surgical treatment was successfully performed.
coronary aneurysm; low dose; multidetector computed tomography
Settore MED/11 - Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare
mar-2011
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