Open AccessAssociation of Aortic and Main Left Coronary Aneurysms with Severe Aortic Insufficiency in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Author(s) -
Marcelo Derbli Schafranski,
Marcelo Ferraz de Freitas,
Marcelo Valladão de Carvalho
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinics and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2039-7283
DOI - 10.4081/cp.2011.e26
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , arteritis , takayasu arteritis , etiology , stenosis , vasculitis , takayasu's arteritis , coronary arteries , aorta , aortitis , aneurysm , surgery , disease , artery
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