Τίτλος:
Late Takayasu Arteritis Diagnosis in a Female Patient With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Περίληψη:
Takayasu arteritis is a rare cause of cardiovascular morbidity in the Western world. As consequence, vasculitis may be misdiagnosed and treated as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We present a case of late Takayasu arteritis diagnosis, in a female patient with peripheral artery disease and previous coronary artery bypass grafting. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Συγγραφείς:
Lianos, Ioannis
Katogiannis, Konstantinos
Mademli, Maria
Vrettou, Agathi-Rosa
Frogoudaki, Alexandra
Ikonomidis, Ignatios
Περιοδικό:
JACC: Case Reports
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
ultrasound, aorta, aortitis, MR sequences, MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, peripheral vascular disease, TOE, transesophageal echocardiogram, woman heart
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.064
