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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient With Severe Systemic Vasculitis and Myocardial Infarction.

Ward, Michael R; Abuzeid, Wael; Venus, Kevin; Kyryllo, Danica; Radhakrishnan, Sam; Strauss, Bradley H; Bell, Mary; Ahmed, Shaheeda.

Can J Cardiol ; 32(12): 1574.e11-1574.e13, 2016 12.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26971240

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A 72-year-old woman presented with acute coronary syndrome. There was diffuse coronary ectasia and severe stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending artery consistent with coronary vasculitis. Despite treatment with high-dose immunosuppression, she underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for refractory angina.

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Coronary Stenosis , Coronary Vessels , Cyclophosphamide/administration & dosage , Myocardial Infarction , Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/methods , Prednisone/administration & dosage , Systemic Vasculitis , Aged , Computed Tomography Angiography/methods , Coronary Angiography/methods , Coronary Stenosis/diagnosis , Coronary Stenosis/etiology , Coronary Stenosis/physiopathology , Coronary Stenosis/therapy , Coronary Vessels/diagnostic imaging , Coronary Vessels/pathology , Electrocardiography/methods , Female , Humans , Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/etiology , Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Systemic Vasculitis/complications , Systemic Vasculitis/diagnosis , Systemic Vasculitis/drug therapy , Systemic Vasculitis/physiopathology , Treatment Outcome

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