title: [A study of coronary artery involvement in aortitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical features, treatment and prognosis of coronary artery involvement resulting from aortoarteritis and discuss the potential difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of 121 consecutive hospitalized patients with aortoarteritis from 1998 to 2001, the patients, who were found to have more than 50% diameter reduction of coronary artery by angiography because of clinically suspected coronary artery involvement, were studied retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the study, there were totally 10 cases with coronary artery involvement of aortoarteritis, which accounted for 8.26% (10/121) of all the hospitalized patients with aortoarteritis. Nine of the 10 cases were female, aged 19 - 45 (31 +/- 9) years. There were evidences of peripheral arterial lesions and angina pectoris in all the cases. Of the 10 cases, 7 had abnormal electrocardiography and 5 abnormal echocardiography. Aortic root angiography or coronary angiography was the most useful tool for definitive diagnosis. Coronary ostia were most frequently involved. Coronary revascularization improved angina pectoris in most of the patients. However, the long-term efficacy and survival rate should be investigated further.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary artery may be involved in aortoarteritis. Appropriate measurements should be taken to detect and to treat the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100037, China. JXJ103@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xiongjing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yuejin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Runlin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Guozhang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Deyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male