title: Premature coronary artery disease in systemic lupus erythematosus with extensive reocclusion following coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: A 21-year-old woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented to the emergency room with a chief complaint of substernal chest pain and palpitations. She had undergone a four-vessel coronary artery bypass graft operation with separate saphenous vein grafts to the left anterior descending (LAD), obtuse marginal (OM) 1 and 2, and distal right coronary arteries (RCA) 8 months prior to admission. The patient underwent angiography of the coronary vessels, which showed severe diffuse disease with a long, 90% narrowing of the vein graft to the LAD and closed vein grafts to OM1 and OM2. The RCA graft showed mild diffuse disease. An intervention was done in which the LAD was stented twice with subsequent TIMI 3 flow. Advances in medical therapy and a better understanding of the disease have contributed to a dramatic improvement in the long-term survival of patients with SLE. However, despite the overall long-term improvement, coronary artery disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality with an incidence of approximately nine-fold greater than would be expected for this population.
authors.affiliation: Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: D Agate
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokolis
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Belilos
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carsons
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrieni
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Argyros
authors.forename: Lynne A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Glasser
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dangas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation