Linked Life Data

8665019

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8665019

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
Two cases of severe aortic regurgitation due to Kawasaki disease are reported. Both patients were diagnosed as having Kawasaki disease in their infancy, and were followed up by a pediatrician. Aortic regurgitation was detected 18 months in one case and 36 days in the other case after onset of the illness. With the passage of time, the aortic regurgitation increased and aortic valve replacement was scheduled in both patient at the age of 13. On admission, two-dimensional echocardiography showed thickening of the aortic cusps, and severe aortic regurgitation was detected by color flow Doppler studies. Successful aortic valve replacement was performed, and histological studies of the cusps showed sequelae of valvulitis. In conclusion, aortic regurgitation is a rare complication of Kawasaki disease, and the aortic valve function, especially occurrence of aortic regurgitation, should be carefully observed in patients with a past history of Kawasaki disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0966-8519
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation due to Kawasaki disease. Report of two cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports