title: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction in a pediatric patient with giant coronary aneurysm due to Kawasaki disease.
abstract: We report a case of acute myocardial infarction in an 8-year-old boy with a history of Kawasaki disease and giant coronary aneurysms in the right and left coronary arteries. We performed coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention 4 hours after the onset of symptoms. This case suggests that primary percutaneous coronary intervention might be safe and effective in the long-term treatment of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary sequelae of Kawasaki.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, "Casa del Sole" "Villa Sofia - Cervello" Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mongiovì
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alaimo
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vernuccio
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pieri
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute Myocardial Infarction; Coronary Aneurysm; Kawasaki Disease; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention