Title of article :
Right coronary artery aneurysm: Possible relation with obesity?
Author/Authors :
Ersan Tatli، نويسنده , , Mutlu Buyuklu، نويسنده , , Baris Onal، نويسنده , , Mesih Yel، نويسنده , , A. Turhan Kurum، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Abstract :
Aneurysms of the coronary arteries are uncommon occurrences that usually develop secondary to atherosclerosis and are often asymptomatic. We present a 57-year-old male patient who presented with the diagnosis of an inferior wall acute myocardial infarction with a large aneurysm of the right coronary artery and with morbid obesity. To the best of our knowledge, a relationship between body mass index and coronary artery aneurysm has not been reported in the literature so far. We speculated that there is a relationship between coronary artery aneurysm and body mass index.
Keywords :
body mass index , Right coronary artery , Coronary Artery Aneurysm , myocardial infarction , obesity
Journal title :
International Journal of Cardiology
Journal title :
International Journal of Cardiology