title: Heart transplantation following myocardial infarction due to Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: We report a 14-yr-old girl who presented with cardiogenic shock because of compression of the left main coronary artery secondary to Takayasu's arteritis. The patient required cardiac transplantation with hemi-arch replacement at the time of transplant because of ascending aortitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cardiac transplantation in Takayasu's arteritis to be reported in the literature.
authors: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. angmcb@yahoo.co.uk
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: McBrien
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Griselli
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Friswell
authors: Asif
authors: A
authors: Hasan
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Kirk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001025:Aortitis / Q000473:pathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007249:Inflammation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000628:therapy; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents