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May 4, 2020Keywords:
Behçet´s disease; coronary aneurysm; acute coronary syndrome
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A coronary artery aneurysm revealing a Behçet´s disease: a case report
Abstract
Behçet´s disease (BD) is a multisystemic chronic vasculitis characterized by its clinical polymorphism. It concerns mainly young men and generally appears between the third and the fourth decades. Cardiac involvement in Behçet´s disease is rare but represents a major prognostic factor. We report the case of a young man admitted in our department for the management of an acute coronary syndrome revealing a Behçet´s disease. Coronary angiography had shown a giant thrombosed aneurysm of the left coronary artery. Surgical treatment was successfully performed and the patient had a left anterior descending coronary artery bypass using the left internal mammary artery graft.
