Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombosis of Distal Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report

Atul Kapoor; Goldaa Mahajan; Aprajita Kapur

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Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombosis of Distal Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report

Atul Kapoor, Goldaa Mahajan, Aprajita Kapur

Published in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 19 August 2023 Accepted: 6 September 2023 Published: 18 September 2023

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Abstract

Background: Pseudoaneurysm of the coronary artery is a rare condition with an incidence of less than 6%. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. The etiology, treatment options and the use of noninvasive diagnostic tools like Computed tomography need to be discussed for understanding the diagnosis and management of this condition. Case report: We report a rare case of pseudoaneurysm of the left circumflex artery with distal thrombosis following one year after percutaneous coronary intervention in an adult male patient who presented to us as an asymptomatic follow up patient post percutaneous coronary intervention of left circumflex artery for coronary CT angiography. The CT angiogram showed a 2x2 cm pseudoaneurysm with patent proximal stent and distal segment thrombosis with a patent second obtuse marginal artery. We discuss the imaging findings along with the etiology and treatment options of this condition. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the potential risks of coronary stenting especially in complex cases which can result in iatrogenic vessel injury and pseudoaneurysm formation. The case was more challenging as the patient was asymptomatic and there was also distal occlusion of the involved vessel segment. The likely etiology in this case was insertion of prior DES and the treatment options ranged from conservative management with short follow-up, embolization, inserting covered stents and open surgery with aneurysmectomy.

Published in	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ccr.20230703.14
Page(s)	66-69
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Coronary Pseudoaneurysm, Coronary CT Angiography, Coronary Stenting

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Atul Kapoor, Goldaa Mahajan, Aprajita Kapur. (2023). Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombosis of Distal Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, 7(3), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ccr.20230703.14

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Atul Kapoor; Goldaa Mahajan; Aprajita Kapur. Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombosis of Distal Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report. Cardiol. Cardiovasc. Res. 2023, 7(3), 66-69. doi: 10.11648/j.ccr.20230703.14

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Atul Kapoor, Goldaa Mahajan, Aprajita Kapur. Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Thrombosis of Distal Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report. Cardiol Cardiovasc Res. 2023;7(3):66-69. doi: 10.11648/j.ccr.20230703.14

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Atul Kapoor

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Advanced Diagnostics and Institute of Imaging, Amritsar, India
Goldaa Mahajan

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Advanced Diagnostics and Institute of Imaging, Amritsar, India
Aprajita Kapur

Department of Radiodiagnosis, Advanced Diagnostics and Institute of Imaging, Amritsar, India

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