Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in a Patient with Kawasaki Disease. A Case Report of an Unsuccessful Angioplasty.
1992; Japanese Heart Journal Assoc; Volume: 33; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1536/ihj.33.869
ISSN1573-8612
AutoresHiromi Nishimura, Takahisa Sawada, Akihiro Azuma, Yoshio Kohno, H Katsume, Masao Nakagawa, Koichi Sakata, Kenji Hamaoka, Zenshiro Onouchi,
Tópico(s)Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
ResumoA 13-year-old boy with severe coronary stenosis due to Kawasaki disease underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The guide wire and the balloon catheter easily passed through the stenosis in the left anterior descending artery. However, effective dilatation could not be achieved even when the balloon size was increased to 2.5mm in diameter. We discontinued further inflation of the balloon because serious resistance was encountered on withdrawal of the balloon catheter. In patients with Kawasaki disease, the value of PTCA as a treatment for coronary stenosis is questionable.
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