Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5984779 | Journal of Cardiology Cases | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Although primary aldosteronism had been recognized to be a treatable type of hypertension, it was recently suggested to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare complication after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, and a giant coronary aneurysm is very rare. The present case is a 51-year-old, hypertensive patient with primary aldosteronism who developed myocardial infarction, a giant coronary aneurysm after DES implantation, and then cerebral hemorrhage. Our case suggests the excessively high risk for cardiovascular complications in patients with primary aldosteronism.
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Authors
Yasuyuki MD, Hiroaki MD, Tetsuro MD, Yumiko MD, Emi MD, Yukinori MD, Jun MD, Munehisa MD, Tonghyo MD, Yukihiko MD, FJCC,