Disease or Syndrome
coronary aneurysm
cor·o·nar·y an·eu·rysm
Subclass of:
Coronary heart disease;
Aneurysm
Definitions related to coronary aneurysm:
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Abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of CORONARY VESSELS. Most coronary aneurysms are due to CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, and the rest are due to inflammatory diseases, such as KAWASAKI DISEASE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(coronary artery aneurysm) Enlargement of the diameter (cross-section) of a coronary artery as defined by a focal dilation of a segment at least 1.5 times larger than the reference vessel.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(coronary artery aneurysm) Focal dilation of a coronary artery secondary to arterial wall weakening. (ACC-AHA)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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