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Fibromuscular Dysplasia Involving Coronary Arteries

A Case Report

Akikazu Nomura, MD

Hiroshi Komatsu, MD

Satoshi Fujii, MD

Kazushi Urasawa, MD

Hiroshi Okamoto, MD

Akira Kitabatake, MD

Satoshi Fujii, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Hokkaido University School of Medicine Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kitaku Sapporo, 060-8638 Japan

The authors report a young patient with fibromuscular dysplasia involving multivessels including coronary arteries. If young patients have chest pain on effort, fibromuscular dysplasia of coronary arteries must be considered. As fibromuscular dysplasia is a chronic progressive disease and some cases progress rapidly in a few months, careful follow-up and comprehensive medical management may be necessary in such patients.

Angiology, Vol. 50, No. 2, 153-156 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000210


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