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Heart Transplantation in a Toddler with Cardiac Kawasaki Disease
ISSN
2296-875X
Date Issued
2017
DOI
10.3389/fsurg.2017.00021
Abstract
Kawasaki disease is very rare in Western Europe. The disease may involve coronary art eries. A 2-year-old boy diagnosed with Kawasaki disease had had seizure-like symp toms. Further evaluation revealed recurrent myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction. Due to extraordinary extension of the coronary disease, myocardial revascularization was not feasible and the toddler underwent successful heart transplantation after 97 days on waiting list.
