Mdct - Evaluation of Cardiac Manifestations of Kawasaki Disease
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Omnipaque (iohexol) 350mg/ ml. 20ml at 5ml/sec followed by saline flush. No Premedication was given before the procedure. Discrete, coronary aneurysms (defined as segmental dilation between 1.50to 2.0-fold larger than maximal normal diameter of the respective vessel [4]) was documented in the distal Left main coronary artery (LMCA), proximal Left anterior descending artery (LAD) and proximal Right coronary artery (RCA). Moderate pericardial effusion (11-21mm) was noted (Figure 1).
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