Kawasaki disease: role of coronary CT angiography.
Invasive coronary angiography is considered to be the gold standard for diagnosis and follow-up of coronary artery aneurysms, thrombosis and stenosis in patients with Kawasaki Disease. However, the availability of multi-detector CT coronary angiography provides a viable alternative as a non-invasive imaging modality for sequential follow-up of patients with Kawasaki disease. High quality multidetector CT angiography images of coronary arterial anatomy can be obtained after adequate heart rate control using beta blockers.
Aggarwala
Gaurav
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Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr. E618-D GH, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Iyengar
Nikhil
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Burke
Steven J
SJ
van Beek
Edwin J R
EJ
Thompson
Brad
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Law
Ian
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Jagasia
Dinesh
D
D002648:Child; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed