Relapsing Polychondritis Requiring Orthotopic Heart Transplant Despite Coronary Artery Bypass and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Relapsing Polychondritis Requiring Orthotopic Heart Transplant Despite Coronary Artery Bypass and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

A 32-year-old man with a history of relapsing polychondritis presented with acute coronary syndrome due to aortitis with ostial coronary artery involvement from his underlying autoimmune condition. Concomitant aortic insufficiency with ostial coronary lesions is a rare complication of relapsing poly...

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Main Authors: David Bae, MD, Corey Lum, DO, Robin Chand, MD, Eugene DePasquale, MD, Ali Nsair, MD, Reza Ardehali, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
aortic insufficiency
cardiogenic shock
heart transplant
myocardial infarction
ostial coronary lesion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306975

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