Takayasu Arteritis with Multiple Coronary Artery Fistulas to Bronchial Arteries

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an inflammatory disease that commonly occurs in young females. Coronary involvement occurs rarely and mostly with stenosis. Here, we present a case of TA associated with fistulas between the coronary arteries and the bronchial arteries.

Keywords

Takayasu arteritis - coronary artery - aortic insufficiency

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