| Literature DB >> 18344266 |
A Khositseth1, S Siripornpitak, R Pornkul, S Wanitkun.
Abstract
Giant coronary artery aneurysms caused by Kawasaki disease are not common; however, they are one of the most serious complications and can be fatal. Here, we describe a 5-year-old girl with Kawasaki disease who initially had normal coronary arteries. Despite intravenous immunoglobulin, she developed progressive giant coronary artery aneurysms. Echocardiography is a non-invasive tool for imaging the condition but it does have some limitations, whereas selective coronary angiography is the gold standard. However, multidetector CT may be a better non-invasive tool, alternate to invasive catheterized selective coronary angiography, in the long-term follow-up of patients with a giant coronary aneurysm.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18344266 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/23978674
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039