A Large 6-7 cm Ruptured Aneurysm of the Right Coronary Artery

R. Vijayanagar, R. Salas, M. DeSantis,R. Waters, A. Desai

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-1693
Year Produced: 1990
Length: 10 min.


A 68 year old white male was admitted with syncope to a peripheral hospital. An echocardiogram revealed large pericardial effusion with tamponade. Emergency pericardial window revealed hemorrhagic effusion. A complete work-up revealed a large 6-7 cm aneurysm of the right coronary artery, a 3 cm aneurysm of the left anterior descending, and a 2-3 cm aneurysm of the proximal circumflex with total occlusion distally. The patient had subtotal resection and repair of the right coronary aneurysm, ligation of the LAD distal to the aneurysm, and a triple coronary bypass with successful recovery. It was observed that the right coronary aneurysm had ruptured medially and superiorly.