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Echocardiographic images of coronary arteries in patient 2. (a) Left coronary artery ectasia, in particular of the LAD artery, before anakinra therapy (z score 3). (b) The improvement of LAD dilatation after 28 days of anakinra therapy (z score 2.3).. LAD, left anterior descending.
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Echocardiography revealed diffuse wall hyper-echogenicity and ectasia of the coronary vessels, particularly of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery (2.6 mm, z score 3) [Figure 1(a)]. At 4 weeks after starting therapy, a normal diameter of coronary arteries with a minimal residual ectasia of the LAD (2.2 mm, z score 2.3) in absence of wall hyper-echogenicity allowed ANA suspension [Figure 1(b)].