Isolated Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Coronary Vasculitis and Valvulitis
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Yoon Kook Kim, MD; Praveen Chekka, MD; Manu Mysore, MD; James Childress, MD; Maha Alfaraidhy, MD; Afton Thomas, DO; Bradley Taylor, MD; Jamal Mikdashi, MD; Stanley Liu, MD; Libin Wang, MD, PhD
- Source
- JACC: Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 309-313 (2021)
- Subject
- aortic valve
autoimmune
coronary artery bypass
vascular disease
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-0849
A 30-year-old woman presented with angina pectoris. Coronary angiography revealed severe stenosis in the left main and right coronary arteries that did not improve with intracoronary nitroglycerin. Coronary computed tomography angiography and positron emission tomography revealed coronary ostia inflammation and aortic root fat stranding. She was diagnosed with vasculitis and valvulitis and received immunotherapy and coronary bypass. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)