A Triple Threat: Takayasu Arteritis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Triplets

Aditi Shankar; Ribesh Shrestha; Aditi Sharma; Daniela Rosu; Janet V Hays; Ildiko Agoston

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102135

A Triple Threat: Takayasu Arteritis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Triplets

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Dec 20:28:102135. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102135.

Authors

Aditi Shankar¹, Ribesh Shrestha¹, Aditi Sharma¹, Daniela Rosu¹, Janet V Hays¹, Ildiko Agoston¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis is a vasculitis affecting women of reproductive age. Appropriate care of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach and close monitoring. We present the case of a woman with a triplet gestation and Takayasu arteritis complicated by an ascending aortic aneurysm, aortic regurgitation, and bicuspid aortic valve.

Keywords: Takayasu arteritis; aortic insufficiency; congenital bicuspid aortic valve; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports