Unusual presentation of Takayasu arteritis.
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an inflammatory arteritis involving large vessels, predominantly the aorta and its main branches. Angina pectoris or myocardial infarction may occur in 3-5% of patients. Symptomatic coronary artery disease may be in rare case the first sign of TA. We describe a case of a young woman in whom acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock and stroke were the initial presentations of TA.
Hamdan
Ashraf
A
Porter
Avital
A
Georghiou
Georgios P
GP
Mulad
Yair
Y
Raanani
Ehud
E
Hasdai
David
D
Battler
Alexander
A
Assali
Abid R
AR
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*