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Takayasu arteritis with recurrent coronary artery disease
Takayasu arteritis is a rare type of large vessel vasculitis that commonly affects individuals of Asian descent. Coronary artery involvement is rare....
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Kawasaki Disease: Recent Diagnostics, Treatment, and Predictors for Treatment Failure and Coronary Artery Involvement
Purpose of ReviewKawasaki disease (KD) is a medium vessel vasculitis in pediatric patients with a predilection for coronary artery involvement. The...
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Left main and three vessels spontaneous coronary artery dissection as an incidental finding in young man with history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma-a case report
BackgroundSpontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare and important cause of myocardial infarction, especially in young women without other...
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a young patient with antiphospholipid syndrome
A 28-year-old man diagnosed with triple positive antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and undergoing warfarin experienced three separate admissions to the...
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Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulas in Adults
Purpose of ReviewThis review describes the presentation, diagnosis, and management of congenital coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) in adults.
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular tachycardia revealing coronary artery ectasia: a case report
BackgroundCoronary artery ectasia is a rare angiographic finding and results from a disease process that compromises the integrity of the vessel...
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Coronary artery vasculitis: a review of current literature
Cardiac vasculitis is recognized as a heterogeneous disease process with a wide spectrum of manifestations including pericarditis, myocarditis,...
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Acute myocardial infarction due to giant coronary artery aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula: a challenging case report and review of the literature
BackgroundA coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an abnormal dilation of a coronary artery segment often accompanied by coronary artery fistula (CAF),...
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Woven coronary artery with acquired etiology: the natural history documented by serial angiography and optical coherence tomography
Woven coronary artery (WCA) is a rare anomaly and its etiology remains speculative. Both congenital and acquired factors are considered to be...
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A case of repeated in-stent restenosis of coronary artery as a primary manifestation of seronegative antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
BackgroundAntiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a multisystemic autoimmune disorder which affects many organs or systems; however, coronary...
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Silent subepicardial hematoma due to spontaneous coronary artery rupture in a patient with Graves’ disease
BackgroundSubepicardial hematoma due to spontaneous coronary artery rupture (SCAR) is exceedingly rare.
Case presentationAn asymptomatic 68-year-old...
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Kawasaki disease or polyarteritis nodosa: coronary involvement, a diagnostic conundrum
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a medium-vessel vasculitis presenting with cutaneous and multisystem involvement with considerable morbidity. The...
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The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease
Coronary artery lesions (CALs) are the most common complications of Kawasaki disease (KD) and play a crucial role in determining the prognosis of the...
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Childhood Vasculitis
Of the primary vasculitis pediatricians are familiar with, Kawasaki disease and IgA vasculitis are the most common. The other large, medium and small...
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Association between complete revascularization of the coronary artery and clinical outcomes in peripheral artery disease: a sub-analysis of the I-PAD Nagano registry
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is commonly caused by atherosclerosis and has an unfavorable prognosis. Complete revascularization (CR) of the...
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A practical nomogram for predicting coronary thrombosis for Kawasaki disease patients with medium or large coronary artery aneurysm
Kawasaki disease (KD) is the main cause of acquired heart disease in children. Coronary thrombosis is a serious cardiovascular complication of KD,...
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Coronary Artery Disease in Women—Review of Risk Factors and Emerging Concepts
Purpose of ReviewCoronary artery disease (CAD) in women is an evolving area of interest in cardiovascular medicine. This review seeks to provide a...
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Giant coronary artery aneurysms involving more than one coronary artery: case report
BackgroundCoronary artery aneurysms are rare findings in patients undergoing coronary angiography. The presence of multiple coronary artery aneurysms...
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Very early onset of coronary artery aneurysm in a 3-month infant with Kawasaki disease: a case report and literature review
BackgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is a medium vessel vasculitis, of unknown etiology, typically presenting in children younger than 5 years of age....
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Predictive factors of medium-giant coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease
BackgroundWe aimed to examine predictive measures for medium and giant coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) in Kawasaki disease (KD) patients.
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