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In vivo visualization of braid-like appearance in Kawasaki disease: insights from multi-modality imaging

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A 42-year-old gentleman with Kawasaki disease was referred for silent cardiac ischemia at inferior myocardial region. Coronary angiography showed braid-like appearance in the right coronary artery. Several channels at the segment with braid-like appearance were visualized by multi-slice computed tomography and intravascular ultrasound. Interestingly in particular, optical coherence tomography visualized the presence of multiple micro-vessels which were not detectable on other modalities. This case further elucidates distinct morphological features of braid-like lesion which potentially influences blood supply and causing cardiac ischemia.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan

    Hiroki Nakano, Yu Kataoka & Satoshi Yasuda

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Nakano, H., Kataoka, Y. & Yasuda, S. In vivo visualization of braid-like appearance in Kawasaki disease: insights from multi-modality imaging. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 1891–1893 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1208-x

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