Journal Published Online: 01 April 1975
Volume 20, Issue 2

Dissecting Aneurysm of Coronary Artery Associated with Drug Abuse and Pulmonary Lesions

CODEN: JFSCAS

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].

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Friedman, BA
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Stock #: JFS10280J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10280J