A Rare Case of Takayasu Arteritis With Total Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion

JACC: Case Reports

Olga Mashkunova, PhD¹  Amina Rakisheva, PhD²  Saule Urazalina, PhD²  Aisulu Mussagaliyeva, PhD²  Alexey Kolesnikov, MD³ 

[1] Address for correspondence: Dr. Amina Rakisheva, Scientific Institution of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Baymagambetov Street 149, A35E2Y6 Almaty, Kazakhstan.;Cardiology Department, Scientific Institution of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Almaty, Kazakhstan;Therapeutic Department, National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan;

关键词: chest pain;    large vessel vasculitis;    left main total occlusion;    Takayasu arteritis;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report the case of a young woman with chest pain and recurrent abortion. The patient was found to have Takayasu arteritis. Drug therapy was started, and emergency bypass surgery was performed. The case showed the possible clinical manifestation of vasculitis as a recurrent abortion, followed by total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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