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

• 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

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.