title: Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in a Patient with Kawasaki Disease and Giant Aneurysms.
abstract: Kawasaki disease is a well-known cause of acquired cardiac disease in the pediatric and adult population, most prevalent in Japan but also seen commonly in the United States. In the era of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment, the morbidity associated with this disease has decreased, but it remains a serious illness. Here we present the case of an adolescent, initially diagnosed with Kawasaki disease as an infant, that progressed to giant aneurysm formation and calcification of the coronary arteries. We review his case and the literature, focusing on the integral role of multimodality imaging in managing Kawasaki disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ranjini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5761-5303
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chelliah
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Einstein