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Left coronary artery ostial stenosis from Takayasu’s arteritis diagnosed using transthoracic color flow and pulsed Doppler echocardiography

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Coronary artery stenosis is seen in 10–45% of patients with Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) and coronary ostia are most frequently involved. It may cause angina pectoris and sudden death during the early course of the disease. We describe a 14-year-old girl who first presented with exertional angina and syncope and was diagnosed as having left coronary artery ostial stenosis from TA by using transthoracic echocardiography. This is the first report showing the important role of color flow and pulsed Doppler echocardiography to detect coronary artery stenosis caused by TA.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, 020-8505, Japan

    Yu Konishi, Kotaro Oyama, Yoko Sato & Shin Takahashi

  2. Department of Cardiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Japan

    Masataka Nasu, Atsushi Tashiro & Yujiro Naganuma

  3. Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Japan

    Mikaru Matsuo, Ryoichi Tanaka & Kunihiro Yoshioka

  4. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Japan

    Sachiko Sasaki, Yukie Kamura & Norihiko Ito

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Konishi, Y., Oyama, K., Nasu, M. et al. Left coronary artery ostial stenosis from Takayasu’s arteritis diagnosed using transthoracic color flow and pulsed Doppler echocardiography. J Echocardiogr 9, 142–144 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-011-0088-7

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