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01.04.2015 | Case Report
Acute myocardial infarction and 30-year coronary aneurysm follow-up by serial angiography in a young adult with Kawasaki disease
Erschienen in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Ausgabe 2/2015
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The number of adult patients with coronary artery disease caused by Kawasaki disease (KD) is gradually increasing, but some patients drop out of clinical follow-up. However, careful, long-term follow-up and establishment of an optimal treatment strategy are needed in these patients, as well as cooperation between pediatric and adult cardiologists. We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in a young adult patient with KD whose serial coronary angiography was followed up for over 30 years. Successful reperfusion therapy was performed with thrombus aspiration, rotational atherectomy, and implantation of a drug-eluting stent.