CORONARY ECTASIA

Course overview

TREATMENT OF CORONARY ECTASIA ENCOMPASSES MULTIPLE OPTIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. THE TREATMENT GOAL IS TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS LEADING TO ISCHEMIA OR HAVING A RISK OF ISCHEMIA IN THE FUTURE. IT SHOULD BE DONE WITH APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS AND RISKS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DIAGNOSIS, ETIOLOGY, PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, IT DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COORDINATION TO REACH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF CARE, ESPECIALLY IN COMPLICATED CASES.