(Circulation. 1996;93:1709-1715.)
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From the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Cardiology (J.T., H.Y.), Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Correspondence to Toshihiro Ino, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113, Japan.
Background Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has rarely been performed on patients with coronary lesions that result from Kawasaki disease. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of PTCA in five patients with coronary arterial stenosis that resulted from Kawasaki disease and reviewed previous reports for possible indicators of PTCA effectiveness.
Methods and Results Five patients, ranging in age from 2 to 16 years (median, 8 years), underwent conventional PTCA for localized stenosis. The lesion targeted for PTCA was located in the middle right coronary artery of three patients and in the left anterior descending artery in two patients. In four of the five patients, PTCA was angiographically effective, with stenosis rates improving from 84±10% to 33±11% (P<.05). When the previously reported cases of six similar patients were taken into consideration, the only predictor of successful PTCA seemed to be the time elapsed between the onset of Kawasaki disease and performance of this procedure.
Conclusions In cases in which patients show significant localized stenosis as a result of Kawasaki disease, PTCA should be attempted within 6 to 8 years of the onset of the disease. Additionally, intravascular ultrasound imaging was found to be a useful tool for evaluating internal morphology before and after PTCA. In older patients with coronary calcification, other alternatives to PTCA, such as the use of a rotablator or an atherectomy catheter, should be considered.
Key Words: Kawasaki disease aneurysm angioplasty stenosis ultrasonics
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