Case Reports
Moyamoya Disease and Coronary Artery Disease
—Case Report—
2001 Volume 41 Issue 1 Pages 37-41
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2001 Volume 41 Issue 1 Pages 37-41
A 26-year-old female with idiopathic moyamoya disease developed chest pain with concomitant ST depression on electrocardiography. Coronary angiography detected no stenotic lesions in the epi- cardial coronary arteries. The clinical diagnosis was vasospastic angina pectoris. She was medicated with calcium antagonists, which reduced the frequency of chest pain episodes. Angina pectoris is a rare occurrence in young patients with moyamoya disease. Coronary artery disease and moyamoya disease may have common etiological factors.
