Acute Rheumatic Fever presenting with isolated myocarditis and right coronary artery occlusion

Authors

Sumedh Iyengar, Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Md Mashiul Alam, Department of Medicine, Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Shaun Abid MD, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital
Evgeny Shkolnik, Yale-New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, 267 Grant St, Bridgeport, 06610, CT, USA.
Stuart Zarich, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Program, Bridgeport, CT, USA.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Abstract

Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease continues to be a major health hazard in most developing countries.

Coronary artery obstruction has long been regarded as an uncommon complication of rheumatic heart disease and has rarely been reported in ARF.

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Comments

Presented at ACC 2025

Recommended Citation

Iyengar, Sumedh; Alam, Md Mashiul; Abid, Shaun MD; Shkolnik, Evgeny; and Zarich, Stuart, "Acute Rheumatic Fever presenting with isolated myocarditis and right coronary artery occlusion" (2025). Posters. 61.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/poster_presentations/61