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Coronary artery ectasia with annuloaortic ectasia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7933556     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 50-year-old Japanese woman with annuloaortic ectasia was found to have total coronary artery ectasia without evident atherosclerosis. The coronary ectasia may have been secondary to or of similar etiology to the annuloaortic ectasia. There was neither stigmata of Marfan's syndrome nor any sign of dissection of the ascending aorta or coronary arteries. Furthermore, the patient was not elderly, and had no hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, or history of smoking. There was a marked blood pressure difference between the arms, and linear calcification was present in the aortic wall. A stenotic lesion was present in the right mid-subclavian artery. Although it is impossible to rule out atherosclerosis as the etiology of these findings, the possibility that they may be a manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis is discussed.
Authors:
A Hoshio; K Shirota; T Doi; Y Sawada; M Fukuki; H Kotake; H Mashiba; T Kasahara; S Endo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Japanese heart journal     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0021-4868     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn Heart J     Publication Date:  1994 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-11-07     Completed Date:  1994-11-07     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401175     Medline TA:  Jpn Heart J     Country:  JAPAN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  389-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Internal Medicine, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography
Aortic Diseases / diagnosis,  etiology*
Aortography
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnosis,  etiology*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Vasodilation*

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