Takayasu arteritis presented with acute heart failure: case report and review of literature

Abstract

Acute heart failure due to myocarditis is not common in Takayasu arteritis, let alone in combination with thrombosis affecting both ventricles and pulmonary arteries. The concomitant infection of non-tuberculosis mycobacterium further complicates the clinical scenario and poses challenges for implementation of tailored treatments. This case report describes a teenage girl with a history of intermittent claudication and Erythema Nodosum who developed acute heart failure. Detailed clinical investigations and imaging techniques confirmed the diagnosis.

Keywords: Acute heart failure; Myocarditis; Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium; Pulmonary arterial thrombosis; Takayasu arteritis; Ventricular thrombosis.