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[Coronary involvement in Takayasu's arteritis]
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|November 1, 1996
Insights
Takayasu's arteritis, a rare inflammatory condition, can affect the heart. This case study highlights a young woman with Takayasu's aortitis experiencing angina due to severe left coronary artery narrowing.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Immunology
Background:
- Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, chronic inflammatory vasculitis affecting large arteries, predominantly the aorta and its branches.
- Cardiac manifestations, though infrequent, can significantly impact patient prognosis, including coronary artery stenosis.
- Young women are the primary demographic affected by this condition.
Abstract:
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects young women. Cardiac involvement is infrequent and it includes aortic regurgitation, pericarditis, angor pectoris or myocardial infarction due to coronary narrowing and cardiac heart failure due to coronary involvement and/or high blood pressure. A patient with Takayasu's aortitis and angina pectoris due to severe narrowing of the left coronary arterial ostia is described.