Giant coronary artery aneurysm with a thrombus secondary to Kawasaki disease

Autor: Patil Sushant, Shirodkar Salil, Pinto Robin, Dalvi Bharat
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 59-61 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-2069
Popis: Although coronary artery aneurysms occur in Kawasaki disease, giant aneurysms are rare. We report a very large coronary artery aneurysm, measuring 25 mm and involving left anterior descending artery, in a 2-year-old child with Kawasaki disease. The challenges in management of such a patient have been highlighted.
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