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Case Report

Association of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis

by
Marcelo Derbli Schafranski
1,*,
Marcelo Ferraz de Freitas
2 and
Marcelo Valladão de Carvalho
3
1
Department of Rheumatology, Bom Jesus Hospital, Ponta Grossa/PR, Brazil
2
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bom Jesus Hospital, Ponta Grossa/PR, Brazil
3
Department of Cardiology and Hemodynamics, Bom Jesus Hospital, Ponta Grossa/PR, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(2), e26; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e26
Submission received: 15 March 2011 / Revised: 15 March 2011 / Accepted: 15 April 2011 / Published: 22 April 2011

Abstract

Takayasu’s arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis of unknown etiology that affects mainly the aorta and its branches. As a result of intimal fibroproliferation, segmental stenosis, occlusion, dilatation, and aneurysmal formation of the involved vessels may develop. It is an uncommon disease and usually affects young Asian female patients during the second and third decades of life. Coronary arteries are exceptionally affected and coronary aneurysm formation is a very rare finding. We describe a case of a previously healthy 26-year-old Caucasian female whose Takayasu’s arteritis presented as a previously undescribed association of aortic and main left coronary aneurysms with severe aortic insufficiency.
Keywords: Takayasu’s arteritis; vasculitis; aneurysm; coronary artery; aortitis Takayasu’s arteritis; vasculitis; aneurysm; coronary artery; aortitis

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Schafranski, M.D.; Ferraz de Freitas, M.; Valladão de Carvalho, M. Association of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e26

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Schafranski MD, Ferraz de Freitas M, Valladão de Carvalho M. Association of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(2):e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e26

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Schafranski, Marcelo Derbli, Marcelo Ferraz de Freitas, and Marcelo Valladão de Carvalho. 2011. "Association of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 2: e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e26

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Schafranski, M. D., Ferraz de Freitas, M., & Valladão de Carvalho, M. (2011). Association of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis. Clinics and Practice, 1(2), e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e26

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