Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122, June 2010

Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting With Recurrent Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction

  • Chi-Hsien Chen
    • ,
  • Chih-Ta Lin
    • ,
  • Tin-Kwang Lin

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 3 June 2009; received in revised form 19 June 2009; accepted 28 July 2009.

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Abstract 

Coronary ectasia presenting as a recurrent inferior myocardial infarction has rarely been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a 61-year-old man who presented with persistent chest pain accompanied by ST segment elevation in the inferior ECG leads. Coronary angiography showed ectasia of the right coronary artery (RCA) and total occlusion from the middle RCA. Two stents were implanted separately in the middle and distal RCA. The patient was readmitted due to recurrent inferior wall infarction 15 months after discharge. He underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention again, and coronary angiography showed massive thrombosis and in-stent re-stenosis. The thrombosis and re-stenosis were successfully treated using balloon angioplasty. The patient was discharged under medical therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel. There were no anginal symptoms during the 3 years of follow up.

Keywords:  Coronary artery , Coronary ectasia , Ectasia , Myocardial infarction

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60053-5

doi:10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60053-5

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122, June 2010

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