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Ruptured coronary aneurysm with fatal bleeding: a tricky differential diagnosis
Pietro G Lacaita1, Gudrun M Feuchtner2
1Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria.
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
|April 22, 2025
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A 50 year-old-male presented with NSTEMI, a coronary fistula and a ruptured coronary aneurysm, which lead to fatal bleeding. The case highlights the pivotal role of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in establishing the correct diagnosis based on CTA imaging findings.
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