Erschienen in:
01.10.2007 | CASE REPORT
First Recanalization of a Coronary Artery Chronic Total Obstruction in an 11-Year-Old Child with Kawasaki Disease Sequelae Using the CROSSER Catheter
verfasst von:
N. Dahdah, R. Ibrahim, L. Cannon
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Ausgabe 5/2007
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Abstract
This is a case of an 11½-year-old diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at 6 months of age. Distal left main coronary aneurysm involving the proximal anterior descending and circumflex had progressed into a chronic total occlusion. We report the first application of a novel percutaneous technique using the CROSSER catheter system in a child. The CROSSER is a high-frequency mechanical vibration catheter-based technology developed to safely penetrate through calcific and noncalcific coronary artery occlusions. This is also the first Kawasaki disease patient to benefit from this technology; in this disease, coronary artery stenosis is typically associated with heavy calcification.