Korean Circ J.  2017 Jul;47(4):444-445. 10.4070/kcj.2017.0135.

Long-Term Outcome of Kawasaki Disease Complicated by a Large Coronary Aneurysm

• Jung JW

• KMID: 2392880
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2017.0135

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Coronary Aneurysm*
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The natural history of coronary arterial inflammation in Kawasaki disease.6) Printed with permission from Elsevier.

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