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Abstract Vascular involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 has been described, although coronary artery disease is rare. Data about clinical presentation and natural history are anecdotal. This is the first case… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Vascular involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 has been described, although coronary artery disease is rare. Data about clinical presentation and natural history are anecdotal. This is the first case of myocardial infarction due to coronary aneurysms in a 13-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis type 1. We discuss pathophysiology, diagnostic images, and therapeutic management of this rare association.
Keywords:
neurofibromatosis type;
coronary aneurysms;
neurofibromatosis;
infarction child;
myocardial infarction
Journal Title: Cardiology in the Young
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Cardiology in the Young
Year Published: 2020
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