Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as a Stemi

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“…With a prevalence of 50%, atherosclerosis is the most common cause of CE. Kawasaki disease is frequent in children; approximately 17% of cases of CE are congenital, and 10-20% of them are linked to inflammatory or connective tissue disease, followed by inherited collagen defects, and iatrogenic causes such as Percutaneous Intervention (PCI) and PA, which are quite rare [1]. Its pathophysiology is controversially proposed as endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and fibrosis, induced by a high level of aldosterone in the blood, which can then cause an exaggerated expansive remodeling of the media, which may be responsible for media thinning [4].…”

“…Coronary Ectasia (CE) is characterized as diffuse dilation of a coronary artery with a diameter 1.5 times that of a normal adjacent artery for more than one-third of its length, with a prevalence of 1%-5% and a 51 male-to-female ratio [1]. The most common cause is atherosclerosis, while Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is an unusual etiology.…”

Coronary ectasia due to primary aldosteronism in an exceptional presentation

“…With a prevalence of 50%, atherosclerosis is the most common cause of CE. Kawasaki disease is frequent in children; approximately 17% of cases of CE are congenital, and 10–20% of them are linked to inflammatory or connective tissue disease, followed by inherited collagen defects, and iatrogenic causes such as percutaneous intervention (PCI) and PA, which are quite rare 1 .…”

“…Coronary ectasia (CE) is characterized as diffuse dilation of a coronary artery with a diameter 1.5 times that of a normal adjacent artery for more than one-third of its length, with a prevalence of 1%–5% and a 4:1 male-to-female ratio 1 . The most common cause is atherosclerosis, while primary aldosteronism (PA) is an unusual etiology.…”