[Buerger's disease and coronary disease]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 2000 Oct;93(10):1239-42.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 33 year old man with distal occlusive arterial disease diagnosed as Buerger's disease, with two previous transient ischaemic attacks and coronary disease resulting in myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed narrowing of the second segment of the left anterior descending artery, occluded distally and not suitable for revascularisation. The observation of coronary artery disease is very rare in Buerger's disease and data of coronary angiography are very sparse in this context. The occurrence of myocardial infarction and the angiographic appearances of the left anterior descending artery raise the question of coronary involvement of Buerger's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / complications*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans / complications*
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans / diagnostic imaging