Severe Main Coronary Artery Disease in a Young Woman with Ankylosing Spondylitis

Karabag T., Akpinar I., Okten R. S., Durak A., Dogan S. M., Sayin M. R., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.51, sa.18, ss.2635-2637, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 18
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7829
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2635-2637
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an approximately two-fold increased death rate compared to the general population, which is predominately caused by increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence rate for myocardial infarction is approximately 2-3 fold increased as compared with the general population. The inflammatory process appears to have an important role in causing this excess cardiovascular risk. In this paper, we present a case of severe coronary artery disease which could be demonstrated clearly by computer tomography in a 27-year-old woman who is being followed with AS.