Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiac Manifestations of Takayasu Disease: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Brahim Nassour A. *

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

N. Mahoungou

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

F. Adam

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

Salim Arouss

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abdel Nasser Drighil

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

Lala Azzouzi

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

Rachida Habbal

Cardiology, Chu Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Takayasu's disease is a rare chronic inflammatory vasculitis, preferentially affecting young women with predominance on the aorta and its first branches. We report the case of a left ostial common trunk involvement during a hypertensive emergency such as ST-negative acute coronary syndrome associated with aortic insufficiency revealing the disease and we will detail its various cardiovascular manifestations.

Keywords: Takayasu disease, hypertensive emergency, ST-negative acute coronary syndrome, aortic insufficiency

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