Abstract
The Authors report a case of Takayasu disease in a woman who died at the age of forty-six, in whom the histological examination of the cardio-vascular system revealed giant cells granulomatous arteritis localized in the aortic arch and collateral arteries; endocarditis and granulomatous coronaritis. The bases of arrhythmogenic alterations, in this study, take into account the thrombosis of the conduction system arteriolar vessels and the phlogosis extending to the cardiac plexus.
Translated title of the contribution | Arrhythmogenic Takayasu disease |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 239-243 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Minerva Cardioangiologica |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine