1. Aneurysm of the left main coronary artery in Takayasu arteritis
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C.G. Sajeev, K. Venugopal, and M.N. Krishnan
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Systemic disease ,Heart disease ,Miscellanea ,Coronary Angiography ,Left coronary artery ,Aneurysm ,medicine.artery ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,business.industry ,Vascular disease ,Coronary Aneurysm ,medicine.disease ,Takayasu Arteritis ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Blood pressure ,Cardiology ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Vasculitis ,Artery - Abstract
A 30 year old women was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of syncope. Her blood pressure was 100/70 mm Hg in the left arm, while it was not recordable in the right arm. Systolic bruit was present over the right supraclavicular region. There was a blowing diastolic murmur over the left sternal border. ECG was normal. Laboratory studies gave either negative or normal results. There was no evidence of systemic inflammation. Erythrocyte …
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- 2004
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