Giant Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Behçet's Disease
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
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37(4): 605-608, Jul.-Aug. 2022. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Coronary artery involvement is quite rare in the course of Behçet's disease. Complications secondary to coronary artery aneurysms, including rupture, dissection, and myocardial ischemia, may be fatal. In young patients without cardiovascular risk factors, systemic inflammatory vasculitis syndromes should be investigated in case of acute coronary syndrome secondary to dilated coronary arteries. In this report, we present our management strategy in a 31-year-old male patient with Bechet's disease.
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
Journal subject:
Cardiology
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General Surgery
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Gebze Merkez Prime Hospital/TR
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Istanbul Medical Park Hospital/TR
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Istanbul Medipol University Medical Faculty/TR
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Istanbul Training and Research Hospital/TR
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Istanbul University/TR
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