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Coronary Artery Ectasia

MedGen UID:
1718013
•Concept ID:
C0878552
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Diffuse dilation of a coronary artery segment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCoronary Artery Ectasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children.
Wu S, Fares M, Zellers TM, Jyothinagaram M, Reddy SRV
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1921-1932. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02007-0. PMID: 38051412
Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Eitan A, Roguin A
Coron Artery Dis 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID: 27218145
Coronary artery ectasia as a culprit for acute myocardial infarction: review of pathophysiology and management.
Boles U, Rakhit R, Shiu MF, Patel K, Henein M
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2013 Nov;13(7):695-701. Epub 2013 Sep 26 doi: 10.5152/akd.2013.227. PMID: 24084147

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children.
Wu S, Fares M, Zellers TM, Jyothinagaram M, Reddy SRV
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1921-1932. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02007-0. PMID: 38051412
Clinical Predictors of Coronary Artery Ectasia.
Gahlan P, Gupta D, Mutha S, Shah S, Patel T
Angiology 2023 Oct;74(9):876-880. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/00033197221126251. PMID: 36113406
Coronary Artery Ectasia: Review of the Non-Atherosclerotic Molecular and Pathophysiologic Concepts.
Richards GHC, Hong KL, Henein MY, Hanratty C, Boles U
Int J Mol Sci 2022 May 6;23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23095195. PMID: 35563583Free PMC Article
Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Eitan A, Roguin A
Coron Artery Dis 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID: 27218145
Coronary Artery Ectasia-A Review of Current Literature.
Devabhaktuni S, Mercedes A, Diep J, Ahsan C
Curr Cardiol Rev 2016;12(4):318-323. doi: 10.2174/1573403x12666160504100159. PMID: 27142049Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children.
Wu S, Fares M, Zellers TM, Jyothinagaram M, Reddy SRV
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1921-1932. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02007-0. PMID: 38051412
Coronary Artery Ectasia: Review of the Non-Atherosclerotic Molecular and Pathophysiologic Concepts.
Richards GHC, Hong KL, Henein MY, Hanratty C, Boles U
Int J Mol Sci 2022 May 6;23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23095195. PMID: 35563583Free PMC Article
Coronary Artery Ectasia: Clinical and Angiographic Features.
Rashid S, Gul U, Ali M, Sadiq T, Kiyani AM
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2018 Nov;28(11):824-828. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2018.11.824. PMID: 30369372
Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Eitan A, Roguin A
Coron Artery Dis 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID: 27218145
Coronary Artery Ectasia-A Review of Current Literature.
Devabhaktuni S, Mercedes A, Diep J, Ahsan C
Curr Cardiol Rev 2016;12(4):318-323. doi: 10.2174/1573403x12666160504100159. PMID: 27142049Free PMC Article

Therapy

Coronary artery ectasia associated with IgG4-related disease: a case report and literature review.
Tang M, Zhang Z, Wang L, Qian H, Wu W, Liu Z, Shen Z, Chen H, Guo Z, Tian R, Zhang S
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023 Jul 12;23(1):347. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03369-7. PMID: 37438699Free PMC Article
Prevalence, Predictors, and Impact of Coronary Artery Ectasia in Patients With Atherosclerotic Heart Disease.
Xi Z, Qiu H, Guo T, Wang Y, Dou K, Xu B, Wu Y, Qiao S, Yang W, Yang Y, Gao R
Angiology 2023 Jan;74(1):47-54. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1177/00033197221091644. PMID: 35467461
Association of Opium Consumption and Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Shafie M, Aminorroaya A, Vasheghani-Farahani A, Jalali A, Baradaran A
Arch Iran Med 2022 Aug 1;25(8):542-546. doi: 10.34172/aim.2022.86. PMID: 37543876
Is Coronary Artery Ectasia a Thrombotic Disease?
Liang S, Zhang Y, Gao X, Zhao H, Di B, Sheng Q, Liu R
Angiology 2019 Jan;70(1):62-68. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1177/0003319718782807. PMID: 29929375
Molecular and cellular insights into the pathogenesis of coronary artery ectasia.
Ozturk S, Yetkin E, Waltenberger J
Cardiovasc Pathol 2018 Jul-Aug;35:37-47. Epub 2018 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2018.04.005. PMID: 29772448

Prognosis

Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children.
Wu S, Fares M, Zellers TM, Jyothinagaram M, Reddy SRV
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1921-1932. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02007-0. PMID: 38051412
Clinical Predictors of Coronary Artery Ectasia.
Gahlan P, Gupta D, Mutha S, Shah S, Patel T
Angiology 2023 Oct;74(9):876-880. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/00033197221126251. PMID: 36113406
Mean platelet volume and coronary artery disease.
Pafili K, Penlioglou T, Mikhailidis DP, Papanas N
Curr Opin Cardiol 2019 Jul;34(4):390-398. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000624. PMID: 30950847
Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Eitan A, Roguin A
Coron Artery Dis 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID: 27218145
Coronary artery ectasia.
Lancet 1986 Apr 19;1(8486):894-5. PMID: 2870361

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Infants and Children.
Wu S, Fares M, Zellers TM, Jyothinagaram M, Reddy SRV
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1921-1932. Epub 2023 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02007-0. PMID: 38051412
Clinical Predictors of Coronary Artery Ectasia.
Gahlan P, Gupta D, Mutha S, Shah S, Patel T
Angiology 2023 Oct;74(9):876-880. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/00033197221126251. PMID: 36113406
Mean platelet volume and coronary artery disease.
Pafili K, Penlioglou T, Mikhailidis DP, Papanas N
Curr Opin Cardiol 2019 Jul;34(4):390-398. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000624. PMID: 30950847
Coronary Artery Ectasia: Clinical and Angiographic Features.
Rashid S, Gul U, Ali M, Sadiq T, Kiyani AM
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2018 Nov;28(11):824-828. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2018.11.824. PMID: 30369372
Coronary artery ectasia: new insights into pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Eitan A, Roguin A
Coron Artery Dis 2016 Aug;27(5):420-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000379. PMID: 27218145

Recent systematic reviews

Long-term Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pre-existing Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Eid MM, Mostafa MR, Alabdouh A, AbdelQadir YH, Mohamed S, Abdelazeem B, Ismayl M, Abusnina W, Alweis R, Corteville DCM, Balmer-Swain M, Paul TK, Mamas MA
Curr Probl Cardiol 2023 May;48(5):101626. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101626. PMID: 36736603

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