Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Young Female Patient.
Coronary artery aneurysms are uncommon, are usually associated with atherosclerosis, and rarely involve all three major coronary arteries. The present report describes a rare case of a young female patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Coronary angiography revealed multiple severe aneurysmal and stenotic changes. Based on clinical feature and angiographic findings, it was strongly suspected that the patient had polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) complicated by AMI. The patient was treated with standard cardiac medications and immunosuppressive agents and has remained stable without further complications during a follow-up period of 6 months.
Wi
Jin
J
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Hyun Hee
HH
Lee
Chan Joo
CJ
Kim
Taehoon
T
Shin
Sanghoon
S
Ko
Young-Guk
YG
Jang
Yangsoo
Y
Park
Yong Bum
YB
Kwon
Young Joo
YJ