Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2020)

Could the Novel Oral Anticoagulants Be Used for Coronary Artery Aneurysm?

  • Quanxiang Yan,
  • Libing Ning,
  • Yu Jian,
  • Wencong Yang,
  • Qinghua Yuan,
  • Zhimin Du

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5073814
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are uncommon in coronary angiography, and left main coronary artery aneurysms are rare. There is no consensus for the treatment of CAAs. A young patient with left coronary artery aneurysm diagnosed by coronary angiography and with recurrent acute myocardial infarction was treated with rivaroxaban and aspirin. The patient had no angina for 6 months. Novel oral anticoagulants combined with antiplatelet agents may be appropriate for the treatment of CAAs.