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Coronary artery bypass grafting in adult coronary artery disease due to suspected Kawasaki disease in childhood
Manfred DahmHellmut OelertDohmen GWolfgang KasperMathias Elsnersubject
MalePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSystemic diseasemedicine.medical_specialtyCoronary DiseaseMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromeCoronary artery diseaseAneurysmhemic and lymphatic diseasesInternal medicinemedicineHumanscardiovascular diseasesCoronary Artery BypassVascular diseasebusiness.industryCoronary AneurysmMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgerymedicine.anatomical_structurecardiovascular systemCardiologySurgeryKawasaki diseaseCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessComplicationVasculitisArterydescription
Development of coronary artery aneurysms is one typical complication of Kawasaki disease and can cause coronary artery disease even in early childhood. Information about course and outcome in adults is rare. Here, we present a 49-year-old man with serious three-vessel coronary artery disease and giant coronary artery aneurysms following suspected Kawasaki disease.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2000-11-28 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery |