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Sclerosing Aortic and Coronary Arteritis Due to IgG4-Related Disease

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1 Sclerosing Aortic and Coronary Arteritis Due to IgG4-Related Disease
Mikael Barbu, MD, Ulf Lindström, MD, Claes Nordborg, MD, PhD, Andreas Martinsson, MD, Christian Dworeck, MD, Anders Jeppsson, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages e487-e489 (June 2017) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Coronary catheterization imaging revealing three-vessel disease. Luminal narrowing occurs only in the proximal part the coronary arteries. (A) Right coronary artery. (B) Left main artery, left anterior descending artery, and left circumflex artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e487-e489DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Intraoperative view showing the heart after pericardiotomy. The ascending aorta had an unnatural stiffness and a nacrous discoloration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e487-e489DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Immunocytochemical staining showing a perivascular inflammatory infiltrate. The IgG4-positive cells are as numerous as the IgG-positive cells, indicating a dominating production of the former. (A) anti-IgG staining. (B) Anti-IgG4 staining. Asterisks indicate blood vessels. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , e487-e489DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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