Coronary artery lesions in Takayasu's arteritis--clinical and angiographic study.
Two hundred and twenty five patients of Takayasu's arteritis were studied over 13 years. Male:Female ratio was 1:7. Mean age of the study population was 19 +/- 4 years. Of these 225 patients, 75 patients had symptoms and/or signs of cardiac involvement and these patients were subjected to coronary angiography. Significant coronary artery occlusion (i.e. more than 50% narrowing of luminal diameter) was present in 9 patients. Incidence of coronary artery lesions in Takayasu's arteritis is 12% in this study. The proximal segments of coronary arteries were involved while the distal segments were spared. Out of 34 patients with angina pectoris, only 3 patients had significant coronary arterial narrowing.
Dept of Cardiology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta.
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Panja
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Kumar
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001027:Aortography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology