Coronary Bypass Surgery in Kawasaki Disease in a Four‐Year‐Old Patient: Case Report
Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology that mainly affects small and medium‐sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries. This disease is rarely seen in infants and young people in Turkey. In this short report, we present a four‐year‐old patient who has Kawasaki d...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of cardiac surgery 2007-11, Vol.22 (6), p.511-513 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology that mainly affects small and medium‐sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries. This disease is rarely seen in infants and young people in Turkey. In this short report, we present a four‐year‐old patient who has Kawasaki disease associated with coronary artery aneurysm and underwent coronary bypass grafting. |
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ISSN: | 0886-0440 1540-8191 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00450.x |