Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Abstract

A Rare Occurrence of Congenital Coronary Ectasia Combined with Ventricular Septal Defect

Ta Cheng Huang, Wen-Hsien Lu and Kuang-Jen Chien

Idiopathic or congenital coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is an uncommon form of coronary artery disease. In adults, coronary artery ectasia is usually associated with atherosclerotic change and is well recognized clinical entity encountered during cardiac catheterization. Coronary artery dilatation in pediatric is usually associated with the sequelae of Kawasaki disease. Congenital coronary artery ectasia is uncommon and rarely reported in children. We present a case of an infant who have dilated coronary artery, she also had ventricular septal defect (VSD) and heart failure who had received VSD repair at infancy. There was no obstructive coronary artery disease, and no cause for the lesions could be identified. The prognosis and optimal management of such patients remains unknown. Antiplatelet therapy might be necessary for the patient to remain free of myocardiac ischemia.