A Case of Sudden Death from Takayasu Arteritis with Severe Stenosis Localized at the Origin of a Coronary Artery
Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis that gives rise to inflammation-induced stenosis of the major branch arteries of the aorta. A 13-year-old girl presented with loss of appetite, palpitation, shortness of breath, and occasional chest pain. Blood examination, electrocardiography, and echocardiography revealed non-specific findings. Shortly after, she experienced severe chest pain and died suddenly. A pathological autopsy revealed severe stenosis localized only at the origin of the coronary artery, which was subsequently diagnosed as Takayasu arteritis.
Authors
- Morihiro Higashi
- Keisuke Sawada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-9473)
- Kei Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-0465)
- Satoshi Masutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-9089)
- Seigo Korematsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4150-3339)
- Kazuyuki Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-886X)
- Koichi Moriwaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5848-7427)
- Hirotaka Ishido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5504-7963)
- Yoichi Iwamoto
- Aya Takada
- Keiko Mizuta
- T Shimizu
Institutions
- Toho University (JP)
- Toho University Ohashi Medical Center (JP)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Saitama Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.24-428
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00