A Young Patient With Acute Ostial Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Presenting As ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

A coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a localized dilatation of a coronary artery segment >1.5 times the diameter of the adjacent normal segment. CAA is more common in men than women and has multiple etiologies, including genetic causes, infections, and atherosclerotic diseases. Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of CAA in children, whereas atherosclerosis is the most common etiology in adults. We present the case of a male in his 30s who presented with sudden-onset chest pain and inferior ST segment elevation on an ECG. Echocardiography revealed preserved left ventricular function and mild hypokinesia. The patient underwent an emergency coronary angiogram that showed an ostial right CAA with thrombi. He was initially managed with a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban infusion, followed by triple therapy with aspirin, clopidogrel, and rivaroxaban. The patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging of his head, which was normal, and he did not attend outpatient computed tomography coronary angiography. The patient was discharged with lifelong rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily.