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Ring-Calcification of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm of an 11-Year-Old Child with History of Kawasaki Disease

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We present radiographic images of ring-calcification of a giant aneurysm of the left main coronary artery in a child, 7 years after the initial diagnosis of Kawasaki disease, as well as acute medical management and surgical bypass of the obstructed left anterior descending coronary artery.

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  1. Driscoll Children’s Heart Center, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, 3533 S. Alameda Street, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411, USA

    Mehrdad Salamat & Muhammad Sher Khan

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Salamat, M., Khan, M.S. Ring-Calcification of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm of an 11-Year-Old Child with History of Kawasaki Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 31, 558–559 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9594-z

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