CABG for an Adult with Coronary Disease due to Kawasaki Disease.
- Author:
Hyun SONG
1
;
Sang Pil KIM
;
Sang Wan RYU
Author Information
1. Department Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Kawasaki disease;
Coronary artery aneurysm;
Coronary artery bypass surgery
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Aneurysm;
Child;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Disease*;
Coronary Stenosis;
Coronary Vessels;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Japan;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1999;32(9):831-834
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Kawasaki disease has been reported worldwide since the first description in 1967 in Japan. Approximately 20% of the children with untreated Kawasaki disease are believed to develop coronary artery aneurysm of which 2-3% progress to coronary artery stenosis. The Kawasaki disease rarely affects adults and accordingly, there have been only a few cases reported in literatures. The present case describes a successful surgical treatment of a 43-year-old female patient with coronary artery aneurysm and stenosis, which resulted from an episode of the Kawasaki disease that occurred 20 years earlier. The patient was well at 5 months followup.
