Acute Myocardial Infarction due to Polyarteritis Nodosa in a Young Female Patient

Coronary artery aneurysms are uncommon, are usually associated with atherosclerosis, and rarely involve all three major coronary arteries. The present report describes a rare case of a young female patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Coronary angiography revealed multiple seve...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean circulation journal 2010, 40(4), , pp.197-200
Hauptverfasser: Wi, Jin, Choi, Hyun Hee, Lee, Chan Joo, Kim, Taehoon, Shin, Sanghoon, Ko, Young-Guk, Jang, Yangsoo, Park, Yong Bum, Kwon, Young Joo
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Zusammenfassung:Coronary artery aneurysms are uncommon, are usually associated with atherosclerosis, and rarely involve all three major coronary arteries. The present report describes a rare case of a young female patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Coronary angiography revealed multiple severe aneurysmal and stenotic changes. Based on clinical feature and angiographic findings, it was strongly suspected that the patient had polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) complicated by AMI. The patient was treated with standard cardiac medications and immunosuppressive agents and has remained stable without further complications during a follow-up period of 6 months.
ISSN:1738-5520
1738-5555
DOI:10.4070/kcj.2010.40.4.197