Abstract
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.
Résumé
Il s’agit du cas d’une femme de 72 ans atteinte d’un syndrome coronarien aigu avec
ectasie diffuse et sténose importante de la portion proximale de l’artère interventriculaire
antérieure concordant avec une vascularite coronarienne. La patiente a reçu une importante
dose d’un agent immunosuppresseur, mais a tout de même dû subir une intervention coronarienne
percutanée en raison d’une angine réfractaire.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 21, 2016
Accepted:
December 1,
2015
Received:
June 23,
2014
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© 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
