Asymptomatic giant right coronary artery aneurysm in Kawasaki disease: A case report

Dereje K Belayneh; Fredrik Calais

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3259

Asymptomatic giant right coronary artery aneurysm in Kawasaki disease: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Aug 27;8(12):2732-2738. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3259. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Dereje K Belayneh¹, Fredrik Calais²

Affiliations

¹ St. Gabriel General Hospital Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
² Department of Cardiology Faculty of Health Örebro University Örebro Sweden.

Abstract

Incidentally diagnosed giant coronary artery aneurysms (gCAA) exceeding 50 mm in diameter are extremely rare and carry increased risks of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Currently, surgery is the preferred treatment for such gCAA.

Keywords: Kawasaki disease (KD); coronary artery aneurysm (CAA); giant CAA (gCAA).

Publication types

Case Reports