Cardiac Arrest During Exertion as a Presentation of Undiagnosed Kawasaki Disease: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Background: Kawasaki Disease (KD) is self-limited vasculitis, the main consequence of which may be involvement of the coronary arteries, especially in patients without treatment. It is estimated that coronary artery aneurysms occur in 15% to 25% of untreated children. Patients with coronary aneurysms may remain asymptomatic for years. The first symptom may be life-threatening sudden cardiac arrest or myocardial ischaemia. Methods: We report a case of a 17-year-old boy with an insignificant past medical history who presented with sudden cardiac arrest. Results: During diagnostics, channelopathies, structural heart defects, drug abuse, and myocardial infarction were excluded. The patient underwent coronary angiography, confirmed by CT angiogram of the coronary vessels, w

SUBMITTER: Zamojska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11546350 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature