Korean Circ J.  2005 Sep;35(9):702-705. 10.4070/kcj.2005.35.9.702.

A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Multiorgan Involvement Secondary to Rheumatoid Vasculitis

• Choi HH
• Jeong YD
• Cho HO
• Choi SJ
• Jeong YS
• Kim EJ
• Cho KH

• KMID: 1859025
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2005.35.9.702

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have an increased risk of subclinical cardiovascular disease, and they also have a high prevalence of carotid disease and peripheral arterial disease as a form of vasculitis. Rheumatoid arthritis patients have an increased cardiovascular mortality rate and an increased premature death rate, and they have a higher incidence of atherosclerosis. Myocardial infarction due to vasculitis is a rare complication for patients with rheumatoid vasculitis. We report here on a case of a patient with multiorgan involvement who developed myocardial infarction, right carotid artery occlusion and left renal artery occlusion secondary to his rheumatoid vasculitis.

Keyword

Rheumatoid vasculitis; Myocardial infarction; Carotid artery stenosis; Renal artery occlusion

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Diseases
Carotid Arteries
Carotid Stenosis
Humans
Incidence
Mortality
Mortality, Premature
Myocardial Infarction*
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Prevalence
Renal Artery
Rheumatoid Vasculitis*
Vasculitis