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Case report shows CTA effectively diagnosed a giant coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with chest pain, highlighting its role in emergency settings.
Giant coronary artery aneurysms (GCAA) are usually defined as diameter > 8 mm or > 400% of the adjacent normal segment; they are very rare (reported prevalence ≈0.02%). Though coronary angiography is the diagnostic gold standard, computed tomography angiography (CTA) offers a non‐invasive, highly sensitive, and specific alternative. CTA enables detailed visualization of aneurysm morphology and detection of complications. We present the case of a 72‐year‐old man admitted to the Emergency Department with chest pain, where CTA played a crucial role in diagnosing a GCAA and assessing its potential life‐threatening complications, highlighting its value in emergency cardiovascular imaging.
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