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A 56-year-old woman with aortic arch syndrome and finally right pulmonary artery obstruction secondary to Takayasu's aortitis was presented. She had had a history of visual disturbance and dizziness when she looked upward since 1983. On admission in July, 1984, aortography showed obstruction of the right innominate artery and of the left subclavian artery. Pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary perfusion and ventilation images seemed to be normal at that time. After discharge from our hospital, she began in 1987, to be aware of dyspnea on effort. Because of this symptom, she was admitted again in March, 1988. The pulmonary perfusion images showed complete lack of perfusion in the right lung, and arterial blood gas showed hypoxia with 62 mmHg in PaO2, 39 mmHg in PaCO2. Cardiac catheterization confirmed pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary artery pressure of 56/18 mmHg. In conclusion, pulmonary perfusion and ventilation scintigraphy proved to be the best way to clarify the nature of a lesion of the pulmonary artery in aortitis syndrome.
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PMID:[Right pulmonary artery obstruction and pulmonary hypertension secondary to aortitis syndrome]. 223 68

Aneurysm of the coronary artery associated with aortitis syndrome is extremely rare. This is a case report of a left coronary artery aneurysm associated with aortitis syndrome. The patient was a 47-year-old woman who complained of palpitation and dizziness on exertion. Aortogram revealed occlusion of the arch vessels, infrarenal aortic stenosis, and a fusiform aneurysm of the left coronary artery. There was neither an intraluminal thrombus nor occlusive changes in the coronary arteries. Severe systolic hypertension nearing 300 mmHg was present in the ascending aorta. Severe hypertension and direct extension of inflammation to the coronary artery seemed to be important factors for the formation of the aneurysm. To resolve the severe hypertension, a bypass operation between the ascending aorta and the abdominal aorta distal to the stenosis was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and blood pressure was reduced.
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PMID:Coronary artery aneurysm associated with aortitis syndrome diagnosed pre- and intraoperatively. 614 72

An 18-year-old woman was treated with leukocytapheresis (LCAP) for her combined ulcerative colitis (UC) and aortitis syndrome (AS). Because a close relationship between these two diseases has been suspected based on their etiological and/or pathological findings, we had hypothesized that LCAP, which has satisfactory effects on inflammatory bowel disease such as UC and Crohn's disease might be effective for both her UC and her AS. After informed consent, LCAP therapy was performed once a week for a total of 7 times. Endoscopic remission of the UC was observed. Even though there were no significant improvements in her subjective symptoms of AS such as side-neck pain and dizziness, objective evidence of improvement was obtained when the patient's condition was compared before and after LCAP by angiography, angio-magnetic resonance imaging, and the plethysmogram of her fingertips. These results suggest that LCAP may be valuable as a new adjunct therapy for AS.
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PMID:A case report: first case of filtration leukocytapheresis for a patient of aortitis syndrome associated with ulcerative colitis. 1188 84