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Case report| Volume 16, ISSUE 6, e45-e46, November 2022

Multivessel coronary artery aneurysms as a complication of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection: An atypical and occasional complication

      Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is defined as a coronary artery dilatation >1.5 times the diameter of the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient's largest coronary vessel. It is an uncommon disease, present in 1–4% of coronary angiography findings.
      • Jiang L.C.
      • Cao J.Y.
      • Chen M.
      Coronary artery aneurysm combined with other multiple aneurysms at multiple locations: a case report and systematic review.

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