Coronary artery ectasia: A case report

Öz

Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as the local or diffuse dilatation of the coronary arteries. The ectatic segment should expand at least 1.5 times compared to the adjacent normal coronary artery segment. In this case, we presented a case of CAE measuring 6.8mm at its widest point with two coronary arteries involved. In this case, we considered CAE secondary to atherosclerosis. Although there are no definitive suggestions in CAE treatment, in appropriate cases, interventional treatment and medical treatment are recommended. According to the angiography result, we made a medical treatment decision. The treatment decision should be made according to the etiology of CAE and the properties of the patient and angiography results

Anahtar Kelimeler

• coronary artery ectasia,atherosclerosis

Koroner arter ektazisi: Olgu sunumu

Öz

Koroner arter ektazi (KAE), koroner arterlerin lokal veya yaygın dilatasyonu olarak tanımlanır. Ektatik segment, komşu normal koroner arter segmentine kıyasla en az 1.5 kat genişlemelidir. Biz bu vakamızda 2 damarda ve en geniş yerinde 6,8mm ölçülen CAE vakası sunduk. Bu vakada ateroskleroza sekonder KAE olduğunu düşündük. KAE tedavisinde kesin bir öneri olmamasına rağmen, uygun durumlarda girişimsel tedavi ve tıbbi tedavi önerilmektedir. Anjiyografi sonucuna göre medikal tedavi kararı aldık. Tedavi kararı KAE etiyolojisine, hastanın özelliklerine ve anjiyografi sonuçlarına göre verilmelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• koroner arter hastalığı,ateroskleroz

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