Circulation. 1997;96:2078
(Circulation. 1997;96:2078.)
© 1997 American Heart Association, Inc.
Coronary Artery Aneurysm in Kawasaki's Disease
Martha L. Clabby, MD;
;
Angela M. Sharkey, MD
From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School
of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.
Correspondence to Martha L. Clabby, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110.
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This
figure shows transthoracic
echocardiographic images in
the parasternal short-axis
view, just above the aortic valve
leaflets. Panel A depicts images
obtained from a normal 3-year-old
boy. Panel B shows a large
aneurysm of the left coronary artery
in a 3-year-old
boy who had Kawasaki's disease at 18 months
of age and was treated
with intravenous immune globulin on day
5 of his
febrile illness. RA indicates right atrium; RV, right
ventricle;
AO, aorta; LCA, left coronary artery; R, right; and
A,
anterior.
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Footnotes
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The editor of Images in Cardiovascular Medicine is Hugh A. McAllister,
Jr, MD, Chief, Department of Pathology, St Luke's Episcopal
Hospital and Texas Heart Institute, and Clinical Professor of
Pathology, University of Texas Medical School and Baylor College
of Medicine.
Circulation encourages readers to submit cardiovascular images to Dr Hugh A. McAllister, Jr, St Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute, 6720 Bertner, MC 4-265, Houston, TX 77030.