Beating-heart surgery for the management of right coronary artery aneurysm.

Abstract

The incidence of true coronary artery aneurysms varies between 0.3% and 4.9% in patients undergoing coronary angiography. There is a predilection for the right coronary artery and a slightly higher incidence in male patients. We describe a case of right coronary artery aneurysm in a patient presenting with exertional angina. The aneurysm was successfully managed using beating-heart surgical techniques.