All issues > Volume 37(6); 1994

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(6):850-853. Published online June 15, 1994.

A Case of Two Giant congenital Aneurysms of the Right Coronary Artery

Yong Kwan YK Kim¹, Jo Won JW Chung¹, Jong Kyun JK Lee¹, Jun Hee JH Sul¹, Sung Kyu SK Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Aneurysms of the coronary arteries are rare. They may be due to atherosclerosis, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, mycotic emboli, syphilis or trauma and occasionally they are congenital. The prognosis appears to be poor and death can occur suddenly from rupture of the aneurysm, peripheral coronary embolism or bacterial endocarditis. Recently surgical treatment has been successful In a 5 year old patient with ventricular septal defect, two aneurysmal sacs located at the cardiac crux and just posterior to it was proved by coronary angiography and MRI, and successfully excised at operation.

Keywords :Giant congenital aneurysm, Coronary artcry