Left ventricular apical aneurysm in Takayasu arteritis and chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection
Left ventricular apical aneurysm with normal epicardial coronaries is a rare cause of heart failure in Takayasu arteritis. Concomitant chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection can potentially accentuate the inflammatory process in Takayasu arteritis and complicate management and patient outcomes.
Authors
- Ajitkumar Valaparambil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3526-3869)
- Narayanan Namboodiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-1333)
- Arun Gopalakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1350-8076)
- Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-3462)
- Karthik Raghuram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3140-3438)
Institutions
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Egyptian Heart Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-024-00540-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84