›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 881-.doi: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2014.09.020

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Analysis of drug treatment of the coronary embolism in Kawasaki disease

YU Huijuan1, ZHU Weihua2   

  1. 1. Shangyu Maternal and Child Care Centre, Shangyu, 312000, Zhejiang, China; 2. Children’s Hospital Affiliated to, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2014-09-15 Online:2014-09-15 Published:2014-09-15

Abstract: Objective To observe the efficacy of drug treatment of coronary aneurysm complicated with embolism in Kawasaki disease (KD). Methods The clinical data of eight KD children with coronary aneurysm and embolism were retrospectively analyzed. Results Eight KD children (six males and two females) at age of 0.25-5.2 years (mean = 2.89) ,were diagnosed with gigantic coronary artery aneurysms. The diameter of aneurysm was around 8.3-13.8mm. Thrombosis appeared from 19 days to five months after coronary aneurysms formation. The onset manifestations included sudden chest pain and myocardial infarction with symptoms of heart failure in one case, shock in one case and no symptom in six cases. The maximum diameter of the thrombus was 2.8 mm×15.4 mm in the shape of funicular. Four cases had thrombus in the right coronary artery, two cases in the left coronary artery, and two cases in both sides. The patients underwent anticoagulant therapy taking heparin, urokinase, warfarin, aspirin and dipyridamole. Anticoagulant therapy was successful in 7 cases and the thrombus was completely dissolved in 7 days to more than 4 months. One case had recurrent coronary thrombosis after 4 months. One case died in 12 hours after thrombolysis. Conclusions Coronary thrombosis usually appears in the half year after the onset of KD coronary aneurysm. Thrombolysis therapy takes long time in Kawasaki patients. Breaking off of thrombus are rarely seen.