Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction as the First Manifestation of Takayasu Arteritis in a Young Boy

To the Editor： Coronary arterial involvement is rare in Takayasu＇s arteritis. We describe successful coronary artery stenting in a 17-year-old teenager with Takayasu＇s arteritis and acute inferior myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the right coronary artery.

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2015-09, Vol.128 (17), p.2414-2414
Main Authors: Chen, Tao, Mi, Jie, Zhong, Ming-Hui, Sun, Zhong-Hua, Jia, Zhi, Song, Yu, Qi, Xiang-Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Adolescent
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Coronary vessels
Correspondence
Development and progression
Emergency medical care
Heart attack
Heart attacks
Hospitals
Humans
Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Male
Medical imaging
Pediatric diseases
Pulmonary arteries
Stents
Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis
Takayasu's arteritis
Vein & artery diseases
Veins & arteries
冠状动脉支架
动脉炎
多发性
心肌梗死
急性
植入
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Summary:To the Editor： Coronary arterial involvement is rare in Takayasu＇s arteritis. We describe successful coronary artery stenting in a 17-year-old teenager with Takayasu＇s arteritis and acute inferior myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the right coronary artery.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.163383