[Kawasaki disease: the echocardiographic diagnosis of coronary aneurysms. A report of 2 cases].
We report two infants with Kawasaki disease and coronary aneurysms diagnosed by echocardiography. First case, a one year old male with abnormalities of left coronary artery, developed a myocardial infarction and died three weeks later. Second case a two months old male with aneurysm in the right coronary artery who doing well three months after the diagnosis was made. Echocardiography is the primary tool for evaluation and follow up of coronary abnormalities.
Alva-Espinosa
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Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital de Cardiología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS.
Díaz-Arauzo
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Mojarro-Ríos
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Jiménez-Zepeda
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Martínez-Sánchez
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Jiménez-Arteaga
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David-Gómez
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Alamillo-Landín
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Hernández-Plata
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Yáñez
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D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Enfermedad de Kawasaki: diagnóstico ecocardiográfico de los aneurismas coronarios. Informe de dos casos.