An unusual precipitant of acute heart failure—ANCA-associated vasculitis in a patient with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: a case report

Background Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated pulmonary renal vasculitis is an uncommon disease entity. Its presentation as acute heart failure for the first time in a patient with established coronary artery disease (CAD) is even rarer. We present here a case of such an association and an approach to managing this clinical situation. Case summary A 60-year-old male patient presented to the emergency room with recent-onset...