Coronary arterial stenosis and subclavian steal in Takayasu's arteritis.

This report describes a young boy with previous myocardial infarction and hypertension. Demonstration of coronary arterial ostial stenosis and a variant of subclavian steal was documented by selective arteriography. Surgical resolution of the most important stenosis is descending aorta, permitted effective control of hypertension. It is considered that one could reach this arteritis through different etiologies, tuberculosis having a preponderant place, and that it is important in all cases to carry out coronary arteriography.