Coronary Artery Aneurysm or Ectasia as a Form of Coronary Artery Remodeling: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Complications, and Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Definition and Clinical Presentation
3. Etiology and Pathogenesis
4. Diagnostics
5. Clinical Significance
6. Complications of CAAE
7. Prognosis
8. Treatment
8.1. Conservative Treatment
8.2. Invasive Treatment
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Type I | Diffuse ectasia of two or three vessels |
Type II | Diffuse disease in one vessel and localized disease in another vessel |
Type III | Diffuse ectasia of one vessel only |
Type IV | Localized or segmental ectasia |
True Aneurysm | Preserved Vessel Wall Integrity within Three Layers (Intima, Media, and Adventitia) |
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Pseudoaneurysm | Loss of vessel wall integrity and damage to the adventitia |
Complex plaque with aneurysmal appearance | Stenoses with ruptured plaques or spontaneous or unhealed dissections |
Normal segment with aneurysmal appearance | Normal segment adjacent to stenosis |
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Woźniak, P.; Iwańczyk, S.; Błaszyk, M.; Stępień, K.; Lesiak, M.; Mularek-Kubzdela, T.; Araszkiewicz, A. Coronary Artery Aneurysm or Ectasia as a Form of Coronary Artery Remodeling: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Complications, and Treatment. Biomedicines 2024, 12, 1984. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12091984
Woźniak P, Iwańczyk S, Błaszyk M, Stępień K, Lesiak M, Mularek-Kubzdela T, Araszkiewicz A. Coronary Artery Aneurysm or Ectasia as a Form of Coronary Artery Remodeling: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Complications, and Treatment. Biomedicines. 2024; 12(9):1984. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12091984
Chicago/Turabian StyleWoźniak, Patrycja, Sylwia Iwańczyk, Maciej Błaszyk, Konrad Stępień, Maciej Lesiak, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, and Aleksander Araszkiewicz. 2024. "Coronary Artery Aneurysm or Ectasia as a Form of Coronary Artery Remodeling: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Complications, and Treatment" Biomedicines 12, no. 9: 1984. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12091984