Coronary artery ectasia: its frequency and relationship with atherosclerotic risk factors in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization

Aksu T., Uygur B., Kosar M. D., Guray U., Arat N., Korkmaz S., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.11, no.4, pp.280-284, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2011.076
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.280-284
  • Keywords: Coronary ectasia, coronary artery disease, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, ANEURYSM, PREVALENCE, DISEASE, VARIABILITY, THERAPY, SPASM, FLOW
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined as local or generalized aneurysmal dilatation of the coronary arteries. We aimed to determine the frequency of CAE at our center and to compare clinical and angiographic characteristics between patients with isolated CAE and CAE with coronary artery disease (CAD).