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Severe coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease
Pediatric Heart Center, Children Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Fang Liu, Lin Wu, Ying Lu, Guo-Ying Huang, Ming Ye, Bing Jia, Shou-Bao Ning, Su-Mei Xu

Kawasaki disease (KD) has become the most common cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children. Severe coronary artery lesions (CALs) in affected children usually need further assessment and coronary artery bypass grafting. Six cases were recruited in this report, including 4 boys and 2 girls, aged 12m, 3y6m, 4y6m, 7y4m, 8y, 10y4m respectively. Intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIG) (2g/kg) was administered in all cases, and second dose IVIG in 3 cases. CALs were found by echocardiography (ECHO) during the 15th to 21st day of the course. All patients were followed up with ECHO and ECG regularly, among whom 2 had angina and 3 had heart failure. Moreover, multislice computed tomography (MSCT) was performed in 2 patients and 99mTc-MIBI performed in 1 patient. Coronary artery angiography was performed in all patients from 6 months to 65 months after diagnosis of KD. Five patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and giant coronary aneurysm size-reducing repair. Five patients had ST-T changes in ECG. In addition to multiple coronary aneurysms, ECHO also showed enlargement of left atrium and left ventricle with low ejection fraction (LVEF) and shortening fraction (LVFS) in 3 patients, and ventricular wall movement disconcordance in 2 patients. The remaining one had multiple ischemic focus and poor left ventricular movement in 99mTc-MIBI. Coronary angiogram showed more than one coronary aneurysm formation and at least one aneurysm was giant in all patients, with thrombogenesis and distal coronary artery blocked in 5 patients. MSCT findings were exactly the same as the angiogram. Five patients had satisfactory immediate results of coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the 22-month-old girl died in the operation. During follow-up, LVEF gradually improved, but not to normal. One boy recurred in 6 months after operation, with no aggravation in coronary artery. In conclusion, CALs should be followed up in patients with KD regularly. ECG, ECHO and 99mTc-MIBI and even MSCT if available should be combined for examination in those severe cases. CABG should be considered when myocardial ischemia was detected.

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