An unusual case of periaortitis mimicing aortic aneurysm with coronary artery involvement
We hereby describe a rare case of coronary artery involvement in a patient with periaortitis which was mimicking an aortic aneurysm on computed tomography (CT). This case also highlights the role of CT in differentiating aortic pathologies to guide the management and also the importance of coronary...
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Published in: | Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 1628 - 1630 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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United States
01-07-2020
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Summary: | We hereby describe a rare case of coronary artery involvement in a patient with periaortitis which was mimicking an aortic aneurysm on computed tomography (CT). This case also highlights the role of CT in differentiating aortic pathologies to guide the management and also the importance of coronary evaluation in such patients. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0886-0440 1540-8191 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jocs.14605 |