Takayasu’s arteritis and mitral stenosis---a rare association

Öz

A young female presented with NYHA class III symptoms, absent lower limb and left radial pulses.Echocardiography showed severe mitral stenosis and left atrial clot. Abdominal aorta was cut off distal to renal artery with collaterals to lower limb vessels. Left subclavian artery was totally occluded distal to vertebral artery. She had HLA DR3.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Takayasu's arteritis, mitral stenosis, abdominal aorta coarctation

Takayasu’s arteritis and mitral stenosis---a rare association

Öz

NYHA III semptomları olan ve alt ekstremite ile birlikte sol radyal nabız yokluğu olan genç bir bayanı sunduk. Ekokardiyografi sol atriyumda pıhtı ve şiddetli mitral darlığınıı gösterdi. Abdominal aorta alt ekstremite damarlarına kollateraller ile renal arterin distalinde kesiliyordu. Sol subklavyan arter total olarak vertabral arterin distalinde tama yakın tıkalıydı. Hastanın HLA DR3'ü pozitif idi

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Takayasu arteriti, mitral darlık, abdominal aorta koarktasyonu

Kaynakça

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