Acute myocardial infarction in a 35–year–old man with coronary artery aneurysm most probably caused by Kawasaki disease

We present a 35-year-old man with history of Kawasaki disease who referred with myocardial infarction, and angiography, revealing aneurysm of left main and left anterior descending coronary arteries. The patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombectomy and was discharged after 6...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Authors: Saeed Alipour Parsa, Isa Khaheshi, Koosha Paydary, Habib Haybar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease
Myocardial infarction
Coronary aneurysm
Angiography
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C988
https://doaj.org/article/a41d24d20f85441986bd41c1e1e1a90a
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Summary:We present a 35-year-old man with history of Kawasaki disease who referred with myocardial infarction, and angiography, revealing aneurysm of left main and left anterior descending coronary arteries. The patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombectomy and was discharged after 6 d. Coronary artery sequels of Kawasaki disease should be considered as one of the underlying causes of acute myocardial infarction in young adults.

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