Recurrent Angina and Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report

Chukwuemeka A. Umeh^1, and Ankit Dubey¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Valley Medical Center, Hemet, California, USA

Cite this paper:
Chukwuemeka A. Umeh and Ankit Dubey. Recurrent Angina and Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(11):383-385. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-11-1

Abstract

Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) or aneurismal coronary artery disease is a rare dilatation of a segment of the coronary artery to more than 1.5 times of the normal adjacent segments. CAE is mainly caused by atherosclerotic disease and is usually asymptomatic. The authors present an 88 year-old-male with underlying coronary artery disease and repaired abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) who presents with recurrent angina and was diagnosed with CAE by coronary angiography. Patient was managed medically with aspirin, statin, beta blocker and anticoagulant.

Keywords:
coronary artery ectasia aneurismal coronary artery disease CAE angina aortic aneurysm

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