title: Unusual presentation of Takayasu arteritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.forename: Avital
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Georgios P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Georghiou
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mulad
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasdai
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battler
authors.forename: Abid R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Assali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*