title: Severe main coronary artery disease in a young woman with ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an approximately two-fold increased death rate compared to the general population, which is predominately caused by increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence rate for myocardial infarction is approximately 2-3 fold increased as compared with the general population. The inflammatory process appears to have an important role in causing this excess cardiovascular risk. In this paper, we present a case of severe coronary artery disease which could be demonstrated clearly by computer tomography in a 27-year-old woman who is being followed with AS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey. turgutkarabag@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Riza Sarper
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Okten
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durak
authors.forename: Sait Mesut
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Muhammet Rasit
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kucuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome