Coexistence of Aortic Pseudocoarctation and Mitral Valve Perforation in a Patient With Takayasu’s Arteritis: Coincidence or Association?

Hülya PEYNİRCİ CERŞİT1, Sinan CERŞİT2

1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İstanbul Occupational Diseases State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Kartal Koşuyolu Heart Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Keywords: Aortic pseudocoarctation, computed tomography, mitral valve perforation, Takayasu’s arteritis, two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Abstract

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory condition that predominantly involves the aorta and its branches causing narrowing and aneurysms in vessels. In this case report, we present TA with a rare coexistence of aortic pseudocoarctation and anterior mitral leaflet perforation with moderate regurgitation.

Citation: Peynirci Cerşit H, Cerşit S. Coexistence of Aortic Pseudocoarctation and Mitral Valve Perforation in a Patient With Takayasu’s Arteritis: Coincidence or Association? Arch Rheumatol 2019;34(1):105-107.

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The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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