Coronary Involvement in Marfan Syndrome: The Role of Electrocardiographically Gated Computed Tomography Angiography

We report a case of coronary artery and aortic root aneurysms in a 50-year-old man with Marfan syndrome. The coexistence of these findings is uncommon and rarely reported. We underline the role of electrocardiographically gated computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of coronary aneurysm in...

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Autores principales: Donato, Rocco, David, Emanuele, Blandino, Alfredo, Gaeta, Michele, Spinelli, Domenico, Ascenti, Giorgio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465996
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_43_16
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Sumario:We report a case of coronary artery and aortic root aneurysms in a 50-year-old man with Marfan syndrome. The coexistence of these findings is uncommon and rarely reported. We underline the role of electrocardiographically gated computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of coronary aneurysm in this category of patients.

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