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. 2020 Jan 22;2(2):312-313.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.038. eCollection 2020 Feb.

A Rare Case of Takayasu Arteritis With Total Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion

Amina Rakisheva  1 , Olga Mashkunova  2 , Alexey Kolesnikov  1 , Saule Urazalina  1 , Aisulu Mussagaliyeva  1
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A Rare Case of Takayasu Arteritis With Total Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion

Amina Rakisheva et al. JACC Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report the case of a young woman with chest pain and recurrent abortion. The patient was found to have Takayasu arteritis. Drug therapy was started, and emergency bypass surgery was performed. The case showed the possible clinical manifestation of vasculitis as a recurrent abortion, followed by total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: BP, blood pressure; CA, carotid artery; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; LMCA, left main coronary artery; TA, Takayasu arteritis; Takayasu arteritis; chest pain; large vessel vasculitis; left main total occlusion.

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