Utility of dobutamine stress echocardiography in Kawasaki disease: a case report and review of the literature

Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has become widely accepted in the evaluation of adult patients with coronary heart disease. There are new challenges about the use of DSE in the pediatric age group to document ischemia. DSE can demonstrate ischemia noninvasively in Kawasaki disease (KD) pati...

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Published inTurkish journal of pediatrics Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 251 - 253
Main Authors Okçün, Bariş, Ozhan, Hakan, Baran, Türker, Saltik, Levent, Mutlu, Haşim, Uner, Sinan, Küçükoğlu, M Serdar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 01.07.2002
Subjects
Coronary Aneurysm - complications
Coronary Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography, Stress
Humans
Infant
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Ischemia - complications
Myocardial Ischemia - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has become widely accepted in the evaluation of adult patients with coronary heart disease. There are new challenges about the use of DSE in the pediatric age group to document ischemia. DSE can demonstrate ischemia noninvasively in Kawasaki disease (KD) patients who are candidates for coronary angiography. We wanted to assess the feasibility and the physiologic responses of DSE in a KD patient with coronary aneurysm. The patient had no ischemia in DSE, which was confirmed by coronary angiography showing no stenosis. The literature about DSE use in KD is reviewed.
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ISSN:0041-4301