TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary Artery Aneurysms Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Unusual Case of IgG4-Related Disease Vascular Involvement
AU - Ruggio, Aureliano
AU - Iaconelli, Antonio
AU - Panaioli, Elena
AU - Bernardini, Federica
AU - Tinelli, Giovanni
AU - Savino, Giancarlo
AU - Infusino, Fabio
AU - Leccisotti, Lucia
AU - Manna, Raffaele
AU - Crea, Filippo
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - We report the case of a 65-year-old man referred to our department because of a complex coronary aneurysmal disease presenting as subacute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to intraluminal thromboembolism. The patient's past medical history (recurrent episodes of lymphadenopathies, parotid swelling, prostatitis, and dacryoadenitis) raised the suspicion of a unifying systemic disorder with coronary involvement. An extensive infectious and autoimmune screening was performed, leading to the final diagnosis of IgG4-related disease. Our case highlights the importance to include this rare and recently described disease in the diagnostic workup of acquired coronary aneurysms.
AB - We report the case of a 65-year-old man referred to our department because of a complex coronary aneurysmal disease presenting as subacute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction due to intraluminal thromboembolism. The patient's past medical history (recurrent episodes of lymphadenopathies, parotid swelling, prostatitis, and dacryoadenitis) raised the suspicion of a unifying systemic disorder with coronary involvement. An extensive infectious and autoimmune screening was performed, leading to the final diagnosis of IgG4-related disease. Our case highlights the importance to include this rare and recently described disease in the diagnostic workup of acquired coronary aneurysms.
KW - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
KW - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/126511
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0828282x
U2 - 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.04.026
DO - 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.04.026
M3 - Article
SN - 0828-282X
VL - 34
SP - 1088-1088.e10
JO - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
JF - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
ER -