Coronary artery disease concomitant with immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an autoimmune condition associated with high serum IgG4 levels which was first reported as autoimmune pancreatitis in 2001. Since then, many additional organs, such as bile duct, salivary gland, retroperitoneal organs, and liver, have been reported with high serum IgG4 levels in cases of IgG4-RD. However, evidence of the relationship between IgG4-RD and coronary artery disease (CAD) has been scare. Here, we report a case of CAD concomitant with IgG4-RD.

Case summary

A 74-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of chest pain and was admitted. The patient was found to have had a myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation and underwent an emergent percutaneous coronary intervention. Owing to

SUBMITTER: Okuyama T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439393 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature