(I-3A.1) Rheumatic heart disease and Takayasu’s arteritis. Can these two diseases coexist? Prof. Egle Ereminiene MD, PhD, Cardiologist Raimonda Verseckaite, Cardiology resident Laura Urbonaite
BRIEF COMMENTS EXPERT: Prof. Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD Affiliation: German Heart Instiute, Berlin, Germany COMMENT Considering the current symptoms, impairment of exercise tolerance is most probably the result of mitral regurgitation, rather than peripheral artery disease. Mitral valve replacement is recommended. EXPERT: Paweł Rubiś, MD, PhD Affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland COMMENT Coexistence of two diseases (atherosclerosis and vasculitis) cannot be excluded. However, there are no signs of active inflammatory process …
(I-3A.5)19 YEAR OLD MALE WITH KAWASAKI DISEASE (KD) Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics - department of Cardiology
Experts: prof. E. Ereminienė; prof. A. Baranauskaitė; res. R. Ordienė.
Brief Comments and Conclusion EXPERTISE 1 EXPERTISE 2 EXPERTISE 3
(I-3A.2) Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs and symptoms of systemic vasculitis Prof. Podolec P. MD, PhD, Stępniewski J, MD, Drabik L. MD, Prof. Ereminienė E. MD, PhD, Prof. Benetis R. MD, PhD, Dziedzic H. MD
Keywords: ascending aorta, giant cell aortitis Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large elastic arteries, especially cranial vessels, that predominantly occurs in the elderly. The estimated incidence in Europe in individuals over 50 years of age varies between 32 and 290/million/year [1] Aortic aneurysm or dissection develops only in up to 18% of patients with GCA. Diagnosis is often delayed due to poor recognition of early nonspecific symptoms and the management of …