Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5984672 | Journal of Cardiology Cases | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Coronary artery aneurysms in patients with Behçet's disease are rare and associated with fatal complications. Covered stents have been used in the management of coronary aneurysms but not in patients with Behçet's disease. We are reporting a rare case of Behçet's disease, admitted with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, whose coronary angiogram revealed huge aneurysm involving proximal left anterior descending artery followed by severe stenosis. The stenosis was treated by drug-eluting stent and the aneurysm was successfully sealed with a covered stent. He remained asymptomatic at 3-month follow-up and repeat angiogram showed patent stents.
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Authors
Muhammad Adil MD, Aref bin MD, Faisal MD, Abdelfatah PhD, Mostafa MD,