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Acute myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of the incomplete Kawasaki disease in a young male

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2009

Hassan Javadzadegan*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Jafar Mehdizadeh Baghbani
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Sara Farhang
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
*
Correspondence to: Dr Hassan Javadzadegan, Department of Cardiology, Shahid-Madani Hospital, University Street, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. Tel and Fax: +98+411+3292040; E-mail: djavadzad@yahoo.com

Abstract

Kawasaki disease is a systemic vasculitis occurring in children of all ages. Coronary arterial aneurysms are one of the main fatal complications of the disease, and are usually observed with the onset of coronary arterial disease in adults. We report a young male presenting with myocardial infarction due to coronary arterial aneurysms, but in the absence of previous symptoms of Kawasaki disease.

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Brief Reports
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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