Myocardial infarction in an adult resulting from coronary ancurysms previously documented in childhood after an acute episode of Kawasaki's disease |
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| Authors: | PONGRATZ, G. GANSSER, R. BACHMANN, K. SINGER, H. WORTH, H. |
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| Affiliation: | *Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) Fürth, Germany
!["{dagger}"]("/math/dagger.gif") Department of Pediatrics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Fürth, Germany
!["{ddagger}"]("/math/Dagger.gif") Ist Department of Internal Medicine/Community Hospital Fürth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Coronary aneurysms resulting from a previous episode of Kawasaki'sdisease are considered an important cause of myocardial infarctionin children. A case of a 19-year-old man presenting with anacute myocardial infarction associated with coronary aneurysmsis described. These coronary lesions were previously evaluatedangiographically and echocardiographically at the age of 13years, 5 months after the acute episode of a Kawasaki's disease. |
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| Keywords: | Kawasaki's disease myocardial infarction coronary artery aneurysm collateral circulation |
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