Cross-sectional echocardiographic diagnosis of coronary artery aneurysms in patients with the mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Cross-sectional echocardiographic diagnosis of coronary artery aneurysms in patients with the mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Real-time cross-sectional echocardiographic studies revealed the presence of coronary artery aneurysms in five patients with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. These lesions appeared as circular echo-free spaces with clearly-defined borders in sites corresponding to angiographically proven aneurysms. In 15 normal subjects who were studied only by noninvasive methods, and in 17 who had normal co...

Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in two siblings.

Unstable angina in a patient with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

An 11-year-old boy with mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, who later developed an acute anteroseptal infarction and unstable angina, is presented. Anginal attacks were shown by 24-hour long-term ambulatory electrocardiographic recording. He was shown to have multiple coronary aneurysms with thrombi, and underwent a successful aorto-coronary bypass.

Plasma fibronectin concentrations in mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.

Plasma fibronectin concentrations were measured in 41 patients suffering from mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (MCLS, Kawasaki disease). Plasma fibronectin concentrations were decreased significantly in the early days of the disease, but increased gradually and reached significantly high concentrations by the fourth week of the disease. In nine of the 41 patients, coronary involvement was foun...

Depression in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Cross-sectional Study in Malaysia

Background and purpose: Linked with high mortality rate, depression is common among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. The current study sought to identify the factors associated with depression among ACS patients in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 ACS patients in two Malaysian hospitals: Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Kelantan and ...