title: Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Young Female Patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wi
authors.forename: Hyun Hee
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chan Joo
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Taehoon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sanghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young-Guk
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Yangsoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Yong Bum
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kwon