A child case of Kawasaki with giant coronary aneurysm: percutaneous coronary intervention due to anterior myocardial infarction

Kawasaki disease is usually self-limited, but it can lead to aneurysm, stenosis, thrombosis, and myocardial infarction in the coronary arteries. The most important complication of Kawasaki disease is coronary artery aneurysm. Coronary artery aneurysm or ectasia may be seen in 15–25% of patients who...

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Published in:Cardiology in the young 2021-09, Vol.31 (9), p.1542-1544
Main Authors: Türe, Mehmet, Akın, Alper, Ertaş, Faruk, Akın Oğuz, Aylin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysm
Aneurysms
Angioplasty
Arteries
Cardiac Anatomy and Pathology
Coronary artery
Electrocardiography
Medical imaging
Morbidity
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Myocardial infarction
Stenosis
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Kawasaki disease is usually self-limited, but it can lead to aneurysm, stenosis, thrombosis, and myocardial infarction in the coronary arteries. The most important complication of Kawasaki disease is coronary artery aneurysm. Coronary artery aneurysm or ectasia may be seen in 15–25% of patients who do not receive treatment. It develops in 5% of children who receive intravenous immunoglobulin at the appropriate time. Acute myocardial infarction is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in Kawasaki patients with giant aneurysms. We present a 10-year-old girl who had a history of giant aneurysm in the coronary arteries and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention due to anterior myocardial infarction.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951121003401