Guidelines for catheter intervention in coronary artery lesion in Kawasaki disease |
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| Authors: | Masahiro Ishii,Takafumi Ueno,Teiji Akagi,Kiyoshi Baba,Kensuke Harada,Kenji Hamaoka,Hitoshi Kato,Etsuko Tsuda,Shigeru Uemura,Tsutomu Saji,Shunichi Ogawa,Shigeyuki Echigo,Tetsu Yamaguchi, Hirohisa Kato,Labour Welfare &ndash ''Study Of Treatment Long-Term Management In Kawasaki Disease'' Chairman: Hirohisa Kato) |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics and The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahi-machi, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
The Research Committee of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 'Study of treatment and long-term management in Kawasaki disease' reported the guidelines for catheter intervention in coronary artery lesion in Kawasaki disease in this paper. The contents include: (i) background and natural history of coronary artery lesion in Kawasaki disease; (ii) indication of catheter intervention; (iii) types of procedure, and their indication and care; (iv) institute and backup system; (v) the management after procedure, evaluation and follow up; and (vi) prospects, especially in relation to bypass surgery. |
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| Keywords: | coronary artery lesion guidelines for catheter intervention Kawasaki disease percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty percutaneous transluminal coronary revascularization rotational ablation stent implantation |
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