title: Intra-vascular ultrasound findings of diffuse coronary atherosclerotic change in systemic lupus erythematosus with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are autoimmune inflammatory diseases associated with juvenile atherosclerosis and thrombosis, respectively. A 44-year-old woman who had SLE with secondary APS had been treated with corticosteroid therapy, however, her inflammatory marker had never been within a normal range in her clinical course, and finally acute myocardial infarction was developed. Intra-vascular ultrasound also revealed diffuse coronary atherosclerosis progression for her age, which might result from SLE and APS, including vascular inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Sciences, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School.
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Shusuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aihara
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akaike
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones