Coronary arteritis complicating rheumatoid arthritis.
The case is described of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed heart failure and vasculitis and died of a myocardial infarction. Autopsy showed vasculitis of several major epicardial coronary arteries. Coronary arteritis in a patient with RA is seldom diagnosed during their lifetime but should be suspected when such a patient develops ischaemic heart disease.
D000368:Aged; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010808:Physical Examination