Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction in a pediatric patient with giant coronary aneurysm due to kawasaki disease
- Authors: Mongiovi M.; Alaimo A.; Vernuccio F.; Pieri D.
- Publication year: 2014
- Type: Articolo in rivista
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/639794
Abstract
We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in an 8-year-old boy with a history of Kawasaki disease and giant coronary aneurysms in the right and left coronary arteries. We performed coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention 4 hours after the onset of symptoms. This case suggests that primary percutaneous coronary intervention might be safe and effective in the long-term treatment of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary sequelae of Kawasaki. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.