Severe Main Coronary Artery Disease in a Young Woman with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Turgut Karabag, I. Akpinar, Sait Mesut Dogan, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Emrah Kucuk, Riza Sarper Okten, Akif Durak
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Turgut Karabag, I. Akpinar, Sait Mesut Dogan, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Emrah Kucuk, Riza Sarper Okten, Akif Durak | Yıl: 2012 | Dergi/Kurum: INTERNAL MEDICINE | İndeks: WOS.SCI | DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7829 | Anahtar Kelimeler: ankylosing spondylitis, severe coronary
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have an approximately two-fold increased death rate compared to the general population, which is predominately caused by increased cardiovascular risk. The prevalence rate for myocardial infarction is approximately 2-3 fold increased as compared with the general population. The inflammatory process appears to have an important role in causing this excess cardiovascular risk. In this paper, we present a case of severe coronary artery disease which could be demonstrated clearly by computer tomography in a 27-year-old woman who is being followed with AS.