ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist

Konstantinos Theodoropoulos; Aikaterini Chasiou; Alexandra Liakopoulou; George Kassimis; Antonios Ziakas

doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160004

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ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the interventional cardiologist

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos

¹

,

Aikaterini Chasiou

¹

,

Alexandra Liakopoulou

¹

,

George Kassimis

¹

,

Antonios Ziakas

¹

1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 1 (83): 146–148

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160004

Online publish date: 2026/03/09

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Theodoropoulos KC, Chasiou A, Liakopoulou A, Kassimis G, Ziakas A. ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist. Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej. 2026;22(1):146-148. doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160004.

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Theodoropoulos, K. C., Chasiou, A., Liakopoulou, A., Kassimis, G.,  & Ziakas, A. (2026). ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist. Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej, 22(1), 146-148. https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160004

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Theodoropoulos, Konstantinos C, Aikaterini Chasiou, Alexandra Liakopoulou, George Kassimis,  and Antonios Ziakas. 2026. "ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist". Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej 22 (1): 146-148. doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160004.

Harvard

Theodoropoulos, K., Chasiou, A., Liakopoulou, A., Kassimis, G.,  and Ziakas, A. (2026). ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist. Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej, 22(1), pp.146-148. https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160004

MLA

Theodoropoulos, Konstantinos et al. "ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist." Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej, vol. 22, no. 1, 2026, pp. 146-148. doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160004.

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Theodoropoulos K, Chasiou A, Liakopoulou A, Kassimis G, Ziakas A. ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with
coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the
interventional cardiologist. Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej. 2026;22(1):146-148. doi:10.5114/aic.2026.160004.

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ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a patient with coronary artery ectasia: an enduring challenge for the interventional cardiologist

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos 1 , Aikaterini Chasiou 1 , Alexandra Liakopoulou 1 , George Kassimis 1 , Antonios Ziakas 1

Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos

¹

,

Aikaterini Chasiou

¹

,

Alexandra Liakopoulou

¹

,

George Kassimis

¹

,

Antonios Ziakas

¹