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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pediatric Patient With Coronary Aneurysm and Stenosis Due to Kawasaki Disease

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We report the case of an acutely ill 3-year-old female, with a previous medical history of Kawasaki disease, who presented to care with an acute myocardial infarction. We describe the coordinated therapies employed by pediatric and adult cardiologists aimed to establish coronary revascularization.

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  1. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    David M. Drossner, Clay Chappell & Tanveer Rab

  2. Sibley Heart Center Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    David M. Drossner & Dennis Kim

  3. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Clay Chappell & Tanveer Rab

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Drossner, D.M., Chappell, C., Rab, T. et al. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Pediatric Patient With Coronary Aneurysm and Stenosis Due to Kawasaki Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 33, 811–813 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0190-2

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