European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on June 7, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(20):2384; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi872
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Potential of multislice CT in the follow-up of Kawasaki coronary disease
1 Department of Radiology Cardiovascular Unit, University Hospital of Bologna, Via Massarenti, 9 Bologna 40100, Italy
2 Department of Cardiology, Rimini Hospital, Italy
3 Department of Radiology Cardiovascular Unit, University Hospital of Bologna, Italy
* Corresponding author. Tel: +39 (0) 3290475687; fax: +39 (0) 051349797; E-mail address: dr.matteo.renzulli@gmail.com
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Coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease (KD) develop in 20% of cases and may lead to myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, or sudden death. Coronary lesions are