Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology, 2023 Some individuals develop a rare form of coronary heart disease called coronary artery ectasia (CAE). It is characterized by a dilation of more than one-third of the length of a coronary artery and a diameter that is 1.5 times that of the adjacent normal ...
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Coronary artery ectasia associated with IgG4-related disease: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background Coronary artery ectasia is defined as a local or diffuse dilatation of the coronary artery more than 1.5 times the diameter of the adjacent normal segment.
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Inflammatory Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Diagnostics, 2022 Isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a relatively rare clinical entity, the pathogenesis of which is poorly understood. More and more evidence is accumulating to suggest a critical inflammatory component.
Dimitrios A. Vrachatis +15 more
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Episode of ventricular fibrillation in patient with coronary artery ectasia during coronary angiography [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message There was an 83‐year‐old man having coronary artery disease associated with coronary artery ectasia who occurred ventricular fibrillation suddenly during coronary artery angiography.
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Case Report: “Dumbbell” giant right coronary artery ectasia with right atrial fistula [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineA 50-year-old female patient presented with a “dumbbell” giant right coronary artery ectasia, characterized by two artery dilation segments both reaching the level of a giant aneurysm with a normal segment between them.
Jianggui Shan, Heng Wang, Song Xue
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Coronary artery ectasia–Is it time for a reappraisal? [PDF]
Clinical Cardiology, 2007 AbstractCoronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a well recognized clinical entity encountered during diagnostic cardiac catheterization. The etiopathogenesis of this condition is poorly understood. Due to the frequent presence of associated obstructive coronary artery disease it is considered to be a maladaptive process of atherosclerosis.
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Case Report: rescue thrombolysis after failed primary percutaneous coronary intervention in coronary artery ectasia with ST-elevation myocardial infarction [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineBackgroundCoronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare disease characterized by pathological ectasia of the coronary artery. In the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the ectatic ...
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Coronary Artery Ectasia in Acute Coronary Syndrome: The Role of Non-vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Management [PDF]
Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, ResourcesCoronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an abnormal dilatation of coronary artery segments, often linked with atherosclerosis. This report discusses two cases of CAE presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
Mahmoud Izraiq +3 more
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Coronary Artery Ectasia and Aneurysm [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ MedicinasyCoronary artery aneurysms and ectasia are often incidentally diagnosed and may cause arrhythmia, ischemia, rupture, thromboembolism, and heart failure; in adults are caused by atherosclerosis, in pediatrics Kawasaki disease and Takayasu arteritis are ...
Vitorino Modesto dos Santos +2 more
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Assessment of prevalence and risk factors of isolated coronary artery ectasia: A 5-year double-center retrospective study in Yazd, Iran [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Internal MedicineBackground: The prevalence of Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) varies from 0.3 to 5% in different countries. The prevalence of CAE has varied in different parts of the world and the study of risk factors can be effective in the process of diagnosis and ...
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