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Rammohan Marla¹, Rachel Ebel, Marcus Crosby

¹Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295, USA.

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Summary

Giant coronary artery aneurysms are rare, especially when affecting all three major coronary arteries. This case report details a successful surgical treatment for such a rare condition involving the right, left circumflex, and left anterior descending arteries.

Keywords:

Atherosclerosis Takayasu disease coronary aneurysm/diagnosis/surgery coronary vessels/surgery matrix metalloproteinases polyarteritis nodosa

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Medical Case Reports

Background:

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are uncommon vascular abnormalities.
Giant coronary artery aneurysms (GCAAs) are exceedingly rare, posing significant clinical challenges.

Observation:

A patient presented with giant aneurysms involving the right coronary artery (RCA), left circumflex artery (LCx), and left anterior descending artery (LAD).
This presentation represents a unique confluence of GCAAs across all three major epicardial coronary arteries.

Findings:

Surgical intervention was successfully employed to manage the extensive GCAAs.
This case is the first documented instance of giant aneurysms affecting all three major coronary arteries simultaneously.

Implications:

Highlights the possibility of concurrent GCAAs in all major coronary arteries.
Underscores the efficacy of surgical management for complex GCAA cases.
Contributes to the limited literature on extremely rare cardiovascular pathologies.