An aneurysm of the distal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery associated with angina pectoris/Angina pektoris ile iliskili distal sol on inen koroner arterin anevrizmasi.(Original Image/Orijinal Goruntu)

From: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu KardiyolojiDergisi) | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Cay, Serkan; Metin, Fatma; Topaloglu, Serkan; Korkmaz, Sule | Copyright information

A 61-year-old man was admitted to our department with effort related angina pectoris continued for 3 months. He had no history of any cardiac disease. However, he had hypertension as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. On physical examination his systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 140 and 95 mmHg respectively and heart rate was 82 bpm. No other abnormality was found during examination. Normal sinus rhythm was noticed on his electrocardiogram (ECG). Laboratory tests ...

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