Population
25-year-old Japanese woman with left-main-trunk acute myocardial infarction (LMT-AMI) and cardiogenic shock
Design
Case_report
Key result
A 25-year-old woman with Takayasu's arteritis presented with left-main-trunk acute myocardial infarction, highlighting the need to consider systemic diseases in young women with acute coronary syndrome.
Authors
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May prompt vasculitis evaluation in young women with LMT-AMI and concentric IVUS thickening; leaves open its prevalence in such cases.
Case Report (n=1)
Systemic diseases like Takayasu's arteritis must be considered in young women presenting with acute coronary syndrome.
Ishiyama et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left-main-trunk acute myocardial infarction (LMT-AMI) and Takayasu's arteritis (n=1). Emergency percutaneous intervention was evaluated. A 25-year-old woman with Takayasu's arteritis presented with left-main-trunk acute myocardial infarction, highlighting the need to consider systemic diseases in young women with acute coronary syndrome.