ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1975
Page Count: 6

Dissecting Aneurysm of Coronary Artery Associated with Drug Abuse and Pulmonary Lesions
Friedman, BA
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Medical Center, Mich.

(Received 24 May 1974; accepted 26 August 1974)

Abstract

The rare isolated dissecting aneurysm of a coronary artery (DACA), known to be causally related to trauma and Marfan's syndrome, has also been linked with pregnancy and the postpartum state [1]. Hormonal effects on the ground substance or connective tissue of the coronary vessels have been invoked to explain this phenomenon [2]. The well-known relationship of dissecting aneurysms of the aorta with cystic medial necrosis prompted a search for the association of this degenerative change with dissecting aneurysms of the coronary artery. Various authors have confirmed this association [3,4].

Keywords:

Paper ID: JFS10280J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10280J
ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.