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Coronary aneurysms and ankylosing spondylitis: what stenting option is truly optimal?

Worthley MI, Curtis MJ

Vascular inflammation, particularly aortitis, is a known rare manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis. This condition has not been reported to date in the coronary circulation. We present the first documented case of a coronary aneurysm in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. This association may limit treatment options in such patients, as newer drug-eluting stents may potentiate degeneration in established aneurysmal coronary arteries.

Published 12 December 2005 in Int J Cardiol, 106(3): 422-3.
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