Abstract

Coronary artery involvement in large-vessel arteritis is not uncommon, but rarely fatal. Here, we present a case of a young female with arteritis who was admitted to our hospital with acute myocardial infarction-induced cardiogenic shock. Imaging and laboratory results demonstrate that anticardiolipin antibody-related large-vessel arteritis is a possible cause of coronary ostial stenosis in patients with no other risk factors.

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