Intra-vascular ultrasound findings of diffuse coronary atherosclerotic change in systemic lupus erythematosus with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

Circ J. 2006 Aug;70(8):1082-5. doi: 10.1253/circj.70.1082.

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are autoimmune inflammatory diseases associated with juvenile atherosclerosis and thrombosis, respectively. A 44-year-old woman who had SLE with secondary APS had been treated with corticosteroid therapy, however, her inflammatory marker had never been within a normal range in her clinical course, and finally acute myocardial infarction was developed. Intra-vascular ultrasound also revealed diffuse coronary atherosclerosis progression for her age, which might result from SLE and APS, including vascular inflammation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / etiology*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / pathology*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / etiology*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / drug therapy
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / pathology*
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones