Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Korean Circ J. 2012 Aug;42(8):568-70. doi: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.8.568. Epub 2012 Aug 31.
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is characterized by inflammatory necrosis of medium sized arteries. PAN can also be associated with stenosis or aneurysm of the coronary artery. However, the involvement of PAN at a coronary artery is usually asymptomatic, which makes it difficult to diagnose. In addition, all of the three main coronary arteries involved with chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a rare finding in patients with PAN. We report a patient that presented with PAN complicated by CTO and aneurysms of three main coronary arteries, without typical symptoms of angina.
结节性多动脉炎(PAN)的特征是中等大小动脉的炎症性坏死。PAN 也可伴有冠状动脉狭窄或动脉瘤。然而,PAN 在冠状动脉的受累通常是无症状的,这使得诊断变得困难。此外,在 PAN 患者中,三支主要冠状动脉均受累导致慢性完全闭塞(CTO)是一种罕见的发现。我们报告了一例患有 PAN 并伴有三支主要冠状动脉 CTO 和动脉瘤的患者,没有典型的心绞痛症状。