title: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Male Patient with Takayasu's Arteritis and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of a 34-year-old male who presented to the emergency ward with fever and abdominal pain. The diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis and also antiphospholipid syndrome was made during an imaging workup of deep-vein thrombosis. A spontaneous coronary artery dissection was revealed in coronary CT angiography requested for chest pain and dyspnea. The patient was treated medically and discharged on close followup. The concurrence of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with antiphospholipid syndrome and Takayasu's arteritis has not been reported in the previous literature. The possibility of a spontaneous coronary artery dissection should be considered in patients presenting with both diseases.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Akademik Yerleşke, Sıhhıye, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Demet Menekşe
authors: DM
authors: Gerede
authors: Bağdagül
authors: B
authors: Yüksel
authors: Eralp
authors: E
authors: Tutar
authors: Orhan
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authors: Küçükşahin
authors: Cağlar
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authors: Kayhan Çetin
authors: KÇ
authors: Atasoy
authors: Nurşen
authors: N
authors: Düzgün
authors: Uğur
authors: U
authors: Bengisun
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