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ArticleInterventional cardiology (London, England)2024

Coronary Artery Ectasia in Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Role of Non-vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Management.

Mahmoud Izraiq, Nail Alshoubaki, Omran A Abu-Dhaim, Raed Aqel

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Article in Interventional cardiology (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mahmoud IzraiqCardiology Section, Internal Medicine Department, Specialty Hospital Amman, Jordan.
Nail AlshoubakiCardiology Section, Internal Medicine Department, Istiklal Hospital Amman, Jordan.
Omran A Abu-DhaimCardiology Section, Internal Medicine Department, Specialty Hospital Amman, Jordan.
Raed AqelCardiology Section, Internal Medicine Department, Arab Medical Center Amman, Jordan.

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Abstract

Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an abnormal dilatation of coronary artery segments, often linked with atherosclerosis. This report discusses two cases of CAE presenting as acute coronary syndrome. A 36-year-old man had proximal blockage in the left circumflex artery (LCx) and ectasia in the obtuse marginal artery and left anterior descending artery (LAD), while a 53-year-old male smoker had an ectatic LAD with a substantial thrombus. Both were treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), specifically apixaban, along with atorvastatin. The first patient had complete resolution of LCx occlusion after 1 year, and the second patient had complete thrombus dissolution in the LAD in 2 months. These cases highlight the potential benefits of NOACs in managing CAE in acute coronary syndrome, suggesting that triple therapy can significantly improve clinical outcomes.

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acute coronary syndromeangiographyapixabanbortezomibCoronary ectasianon-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant

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PMCPMC11702008

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