Short Communication

Wegener's granulomatosis with cardiac involvement

10.1016/j.ijcac.2016.04.005

  • O. Safak
  • E. Gursul
  • M. Polat
  • F. Akcay
  • S. Tuluce
  • F. Aytemız
  • S. Altay
  • Z. Soypacacı
  • F. Cakalagaoglu

Received Date: 23.03.2016 Accepted Date: 29.04.2016 IJCVA 2016;2(2):93-95

Wegener's granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis) is a form of vasculitis of small-to-medium-sized vessels and associated with diffuse anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (cANCA). Cardiac involvement is not uncommon with 6–25% of unselected patients and up to 44% of patients with severe renal involvement. We report a 23-year-old man with Wegener's cardiomyopathy with 25% ejection fraction. The overall mortality rate of Wegener's granulomatosis with cardiac involvement has been reported to be between 15 and 45%. So it is important to keep in mind that cardiac examination is a must to detect if cardiac involvement is present.