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CASE REPORT article

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Coronary Artery Disease
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1504835
This article is part of the Research Topic Case Reports in Coronary Artery Disease: 2024 View all 5 articles

Uncommon presentation of left main congenital coronary aneurysm: A rare case report

Provisionally accepted
Peng Xu Peng Xu 1*Shili Zhong Shili Zhong 1Hui Tan Hui Tan 2*
  • 1 Army Medical Center of PLA,, Chongqing, China
  • 2 Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China

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    Coronary aneurysm , a dilated segment of the coronary artery, is a rare condition with a prevalence ranging from 0.02% to 0.2%. According to the current literature, reports of large aneurysms in the left main artery are extremely rare.We present a case of a 43-year-old male patient presenting with cough, wheezing, and dyspnea after a cold. Initial examinations suggested viral myocarditis, but further evaluation revealed a giant aneurysm in the left main coronary artery. Due to the high surgical risk, conservative treatment was chosen. Follow-up assessments showed no significant changes in the coronary aneurysm, with slight improvement in dyspnea. This rare case of a left main congenital coronary aneurysm suggests that treatment should consider the patient's overall condition, thrombosis presence, suitability for anticoagulant therapy, and aneurysm location and size.

    Keywords: Coronary Aneurysm, conservative treatment, Coronary Angiography, Myocarditis, Interventional therapy

    Received: 01 Oct 2024; Accepted: 04 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Xu, Zhong and Tan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Peng Xu, Army Medical Center of PLA,, Chongqing, China
    Hui Tan, Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 401120, Sichuan Province, China

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