Surgical Correction of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Without Coronary Dilatation After Kawasaki Disease in a 3-Year-Old Child
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
; 37(6): 952-954, Nov.-Dec. 2022. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory condition that may affect genetically predisposed individuals in pediatric ages after infectious/environmental triggering. An infrequent finding associated with KD is ascending aortic aneurysm during or after the acute phase of the disease. In this Multimedia presentation, we describe a three-year-old girl submitted to surgical treatment.
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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
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Cardiology
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CIRURGIA GERAL
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Instituto do Coração/BR