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Coronary Stenosis Treated by Percutaneous Angioplasty in a Patient With Dermatomyositis

Jaroslaw Kazmierczak, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiology, Pomeranian Medical University

Malgorzata Peregud-Pogorzelska, MD

Department of Cardiology, Pomeranian Medical University, mperegud @iscnet.pl

Iwona Brzosko, MD

Department of Rheumatology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

A female patient suffering from dermatomyositis in whom symptoms of heart failure without angina is described. An impairment of left ventricular function and significant coronary lesions were diagnosed using noninvasive and invasive procedures. Coronary angioplasty with stent implantation was successfully applied to improve the quality of life and clinical symptoms.

Key Words: dermatomyositis • coronary angiography • percutaneous cardiac revascularization • heart failure

Angiology, Vol. 59, No. 1, 117-120 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707304322
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