Takayasu arteritis with coronary aneurysms: Causing acute myocardial infarction in a young man

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-186

  Ouali, Sana ^a   Kacem, Slim ^a   Fradj, Fatma Ben ^a   Gribaa, Rim ^a   Naffeti, Elyes ^a   Remedi, Fahmi ^a   Laaoueni, Chedia ^a   Boughzela, Essia ^a  

^a SAHLOUL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, thoracic complications pathology; Arterial occlusive diseases; Arteritis complications; Coronary disease complications pathology; Diagnosis, differential; Myocardial infarction diagnosis; Takayasu arteritis classification diagnosis drug therapy ethnology pathology; Treatment outcome; Vasculitis diagnosis; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACEBUTOLOL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; CAPTOPRIL; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RENAL ARTERY; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TUNISIA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; STENTS; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955085936     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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