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Ectatic Coronary Arteries: Diversity at Its Finest

Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an entity causing inappropriate dilatation of the coronary tree, that is angiographically defined, albeit arbitrarily, by the diameter of the ectatic segment being more than 1.5 times larger in comparison with an adjacent healthy reference segment. Although the causa...

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Autores principales: Belharty, Najlaa, Fertat, Oumaima, El Ghali, Tanae, Tabti, Fatine, Benmessaoud, Fatima Azzahra, Oukerraj, Latifa, Cherti, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37265918
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38381
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Sumario:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an entity causing inappropriate dilatation of the coronary tree, that is angiographically defined, albeit arbitrarily, by the diameter of the ectatic segment being more than 1.5 times larger in comparison with an adjacent healthy reference segment. Although the causative mechanisms are poorly understood, atherosclerosis is greatly implicated in the causation of CAE. Clinical, angiographic, and therapeutic features have been puzzling clinicians. We illustrate three different angiographic subsets, co-existing with myocardial bridge/coronary slow flow and diversely presenting as asymptomatic, pauci, and frankly symptomatic with stable and acute coronary syndrome. These cases illuminate the diversity of CAE's clinical and angiographic presentations and pathologic progression, shedding light on this medical condition and its implications.