Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Takayasu arteritis is a rarely encountered arteritis that involves aorta, Jeads to the its ınajor branches and pulınonary arteries. The disease ınay frequently occlusion or aneurysnı atic dilatation of the involved segment. In spite of frequent i n volveınen t of renal arteries, coronary in vol veınent is rare, but ınay lead to serious co ınplica ti o n s . A fo rty-year old patient with Takayasu arteritis admitted to our clinic due to acute anterior myocardial infarct ion, accompanied by severe hypertension that was taken into control fo llowing renal angioplasty. We present this case to emphasize that Takayasu arteritis is ararely encountered disease which may lead to acute myocard ial infarction