[Salvage coronary angioplasty in a young patient with Takayasu arteritis and myocardial infarction]

I Antelmi; L Magalhães; B Caramelli; O Nakano; B Tranchesi Júnior; J C Nicolau; P Nogueira; N C Machado; G Bellotti; F Pileggi

[Salvage coronary angioplasty in a young patient with Takayasu arteritis and myocardial infarction]

Arq Bras Cardiol. 1993 Jan;60(1):37-8.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

I Antelmi¹, L Magalhães, B Caramelli, O Nakano, B Tranchesi Júnior, J C Nicolau, P Nogueira, N C Machado, G Bellotti, F Pileggi

Affiliation

¹ Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas-FMUSP.

PMID: 7902080

Abstract

A 16 year old boy with Takayasu's disease was admitted with myocardial infarction. Thrombolytic therapy with intravenous streptokinase showed no signs of reperfusion. Rescue angioplasty of the left descending coronary artery was performed with success.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Salvage Therapy
Streptokinase / therapeutic use
Takayasu Arteritis / complications
Takayasu Arteritis / therapy*
Thrombolytic Therapy

Substances

Streptokinase