Acute coronary syndrome as a first presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a teenager: revascularization by hybrid coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention: case report

Pediatr Cardiol. 2008 Sep;29(5):957-61. doi: 10.1007/s00246-007-9157-0. Epub 2007 Dec 1.

Abstract

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to coronary vasculitis or premature atherosclerosis. There is a paucity of data on invasive management strategies for young adults who present with an ACS secondary to active vasculitis. This article describes the case of a teenager who presented with an ACS secondary to lupus vasculitis as his first presentation of active SLE. Coronary angiography showed a left main equivalent lesion involving a proximal very large left anterior descending artery (LAD) and diagonal stenosis (with a diminutive left circumflex artery). The boy underwent a successful endoscopic coronary bypass surgery to his LAD followed by percutaneous coronary intervention to his diagonal artery. This case demonstrates the feasibility and safety of a hybrid coronary revascularization in a teenager with acute coronary syndrome due to coronary vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / etiology*
  • Adolescent
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / etiology
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology
  • Electrocardiography
  • Endoscopy
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / surgery*
  • Male
  • Myocardial Revascularization / methods*
  • Vasculitis / complications*
  • Vasculitis / etiology