Japanese Heart Journal
Online ISSN : 1348-673X
Print ISSN : 0021-4868
ISSN-L : 0021-4868
Rheumatic Fever as a Cause of Myocardial Infarction with Coronary Narrowing
Zenshiro ONOUCHIHiroshi TAMIYAHatsufumi MATSUOKA
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1987 Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 127-133

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Abstract
A 12-year-old boy with rheumatic fever associated with myocardial infarction is presented. As sequelae, left ventricular aneurysm and diffuse narrowing of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery were demonstrated by angiography. Given the high incidence of coronary arteritis in rheumatic fever, it is likely that arteritis contributed to the infarction.
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