Cor Vasa 2020, 62(1):85-88 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2019.053

(Atypical manifestation of giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta)

Eva Wilhelmováa, Eva Krčováa, Josef Bešíkb, Martin Malýc
a Kardiologické oddělení, Interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Ústřední vojenská nemocnice, Praha
b Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha
c Oddělení invazivní kardiologie a arytmologie, Interní klinika, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Ústřední vojenská nemocnice, Praha

Ascendant aortic aneurysm has an asymptomatic clinical course and manifests itself with various, often fatal, complications. Due to more accessible imaging methods, the finding of gigantic aneurysm is rare nowadays. We present a case of a patient in whom an acute myocardial infarction revealed the presence of a giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta.

Keywords: Aneurysm, Ascending aorta, Myocardial infarction

Received: March 25, 2019; Accepted: June 15, 2019; Published: February 28, 2020  Show citation

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Wilhelmová E, Krčová E, Bešík J, Malý M. (Atypical manifestation of giant aneurysm of the ascending aorta). Cor Vasa. 2020;62(1):85-88. doi: 10.33678/cor.2019.053.
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