Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute myocardial infarction with coronary dissection.
Coronary manifestations of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) are rarely identified pre-mortem. We report a 51-year-old female with PAN causing a coronary dissection and new lesions developing over the next 5 days. PAN should be added to the list of differential diagnoses for spontaneous coronary dissections.
Chu
K H
KH
Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Penn State Geisinger Health System, Danville 17822, USA.
Menapace
F J
FJ
Blankenship
J C
JC
Hausch
R
R
Harrington
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*