Multimodality assessment of left ventricular dysfunction in Takayasu arteritis and familial hypercholesterolaemia

Takayasu arteritis in a young female

Background: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis which mainly involves the large arterial vessels. The disease is rare and it is more common in females aged between 15-30 years old. In this paper, we report a case of takayasu arteritis in Babol, north of Iran. Case Presentation: A 22 - year old female was admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Rouhani Teaching Hospital...

Takayasu myocarditis mediated by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

A 15-year-old Japanese man was referred for evaluation of heart failure. Conventional heart failure therapy had little effect, and severe left ventricular dysfunction as well as elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate persisted. Magnetic resonance angiography showed aortic dilatation with wall thickening characteristic of Takayasu's arteritis. An endomyocardial biopsy specimen revealed infiltra...

A Model of Left Ventricular Dysfunction Complicated by CAWS Arteritis in DBA/2 Mice

It was reported previously that a Candida albicans water-soluble fraction (CAWS), including a mannoprotein and β-glucan complex, has strong potency in inducing fatal necrotizing arteritis in DBA/2 mice. In this study, histopathological changes and cardiac function were investigated in this system. One mg/day of CAWS was given to DBA/2 mice via peritoneal injection for five days. The CAWS-treate...

Takayasu arteritis presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombus in association with ulcerative colitis.

Successful treatment of a huge thrombus with thrombolytic therapy in a patient with normal left ventricle function and Takayasu arteritis.

We report a case of thrombus treated with thrombolytic therapy in a patient with normal cardiac functions and Takayasu arteritis. A 27-year-old man with a history of Takayasu arteritis was admitted to our out-patient clinic with a complaint of both right and left foot pain and weakness. In a Doppler ultrasound examination, a subtotal thrombotic occlusion was found in the bilateral popliteal art...