[Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with Kawasaki disease].

Abstract

A 3-year-girl admitted because of angina at rest. She had been diagnosed as Kawasaki disease at the age of 3 months. At that time, a coronary aneurysm was detected by echocardiogram and aspirin had started to administer. At the age of 4 months, a cardiac arrest occurred after severe heart attack because of inferior myocardial infarction. At the age of 2 years and 6 months, she started to complain of a chest pain even at rest. Coronary angiography was performed, and it showed total occlusion of RCA and LAD. However, LAD was vaguely filled by collateral flow from diagonal branch, and 201Tl scintigraphy showed myocardial viability of anteroseptal area. At operation, the size of ITA was 1.2 mm in diameter. Coronary artery bypass grafting to LAD by ITA was performed. Three weeks postoperatively, graft patency was confirmed by coronary angiography. The girl discharged with good ability of exercise. The ITA seemed to be the first choice of conduit for CABG even in a small child, and to be useful for progressive surgical treatment of Kawasaki disease.

• Authors: S Fukunaga, K Hisatomi, T Isomura, A Hirano, M Nishimi, S Matsuzoe, T Sato, K Tayama, K Kosuga, K Ohishi
• Journal: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery (Kyobu Geka) Vol. 45 Issue 8 Suppl Pg. 740-3 (Jul 1992) ISSN: 0021-5252 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 1405157 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child, Preschool
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Coronary Disease (etiology, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome (complications)
• Thoracic Arteries (transplantation)