Unusual Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis with Cardiac Involvement and Imitation of Juvenile Arteriosclerosis A Case Report

A twenty-five-year-old Caucasian man with Takayasu arteritis, who was formerly diagnosed as suffering from premature arteriosclerosis, is described. Necropsy disclosed involvement of the entire aorta and its major branches, the pulmonary arteries, the coronary arteries, the intramyocardial arteries,...

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Published in:Angiology 1996-04, Vol.47 (4), p.399-406
Main Authors: Jung, E.M., Baumann, R., Rauh, G., Müller-Höcker, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aorta - pathology
Coronary Artery Disease - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Fibrosis
Humans
Male
Myocardium - pathology
Takayasu Arteritis - pathology
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Summary:A twenty-five-year-old Caucasian man with Takayasu arteritis, who was formerly diagnosed as suffering from premature arteriosclerosis, is described. Necropsy disclosed involvement of the entire aorta and its major branches, the pulmonary arteries, the coronary arteries, the intramyocardial arteries, and the heart valves, a combination hitherto not described. Literature concerning heart involvement in Takayasu arteritis is reviewed, and the differential diagnosis is discussed.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331979604700412