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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Coronary Arteries Aneurysms: A Case-Based Literature Review.

Giuseppe Vadalà, Leandro Di Caccamo, Chiara Alaimo, Luca Di Fazio, Giovanni Ferraiuoli, Giancarlo Buccheri, Vincenzo Sucato, Alfredo Ruggero Galassi

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A heart shaped coronary aneurysm.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Giuseppe VadalàDivision of Cardiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90100 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0869-4855
Leandro Di CaccamoDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Chiara AlaimoDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Luca Di FazioDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8066-5832
Giovanni FerraiuoliDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Giancarlo BuccheriDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Vincenzo SucatoDivision of Cardiology, University Hospital Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90100 Palermo, Italy.
Alfredo Ruggero GalassiDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an abnormal dilatation of a coronary artery segment; those coronary artery aneurysms that are very large in size are defined as giant. However, a standardized dimension cut-off to define giant CAAs is still missing. The reported prevalence of coronary aneurysms in the population who underwent coronary angiography ranges from 0.3% to 5%, and often CAAs are found in patient with aneurysms in other sites, such as the ascending or abdominal aorta. In half of the cases an atherosclerotic etiology could be recognized; often, CAA is found in the context of acute coronary syndrome. Seldomly, CAA is found at the autopsy of patients who died due to sudden cardiac death. Currently, very few data exist about CAA management and their prognostic relevance; moreover, CAA treatment is still not clearly codified, but rather case-based. Indeed, currently there are no published dedicated studies exploring the best medical therapy, i.e., with antiplatelets or anticoagulant agents rather than an interventional approach such as an endovascular or surgical technique. In this review, through two clinical cases, the current evidence regarding diagnostic tools and treatment options of CAAs will be described.

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cardiac surgerycoronary artery aneurysmgiant coronary artery aneurysmpercutaneous coronary intervention

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PMID36292223
PMCPMC9600511

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