title: Restoration of endothelial function after repaired coarctation of the aorta--a case report.
abstract: According to current literature, there is no clinical report regarding coronary spasm in the presence of aortic coarctation. There are no cases in which endothelial function was restored after the repair of aortic coarctation. A 29-year-old woman with aortic coarctation and acute myocardial infarction due to coronary spasm experienced restoration of endothelial function after the repair of aortic coarctation. This case may increase knowledge of the mechanism of coronary damage in human coronary arteries not only with a coarcted aorta but also with hypertensive heart.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Morimasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology