The late sequalae of coronary artery in a grown up kawasaki disease patient.

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  • K L Yew
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The article by Lim et al was an insightful description of the late sequalae of the coronary artery in a patient with prior Kawasaki disease during infancy. Late diagnosis and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin could have predisposed this patient to develop severe and persistent coronary artery aneurysm(CAA). CAA has typical predilection for ostial-proximal, left main and bifurcation segment of the coronary arteries. CAA more than 6mm in diameter has the tendency to develop coronary stenosis after an average of 15 years. CAA may get bigger and develop stenotic lesions especially at the pre and post-aneurysmal segment. CAA was also prone to develop calcification, thrombus formation and atherosclerotic changes.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Malaysia

دوره 68 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013