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Severe Main Coronary Artery Disease in a Young Woman with Ankylosing Spondylitis
2012
Internal medicine (Tokyo. 1992)
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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
doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7829
pmid:22989841
fatcat:vy23ch33v5hxlldh4fymdoey6e