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Kawasaki disease: role of coronary CT angiography

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Invasive coronary angiography is considered to be the gold standard for diagnosis and follow-up of coronary artery aneurysms, thrombosis and stenosis in patients with Kawasaki Disease. However, the availability of multi-detector CT coronary angiography provides a viable alternative as a non-invasive imaging modality for sequential follow-up of patients with Kawasaki disease. High quality multidetector CT angiography images of coronary arterial anatomy can be obtained after adequate heart rate control using beta blockers.

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  1. Departments of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr. E618-D GH, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Gaurav Aggarwala, Nikhil Iyengar, Edwin J. R. van Beek & Dinesh Jagasia

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr. E618-D GH, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Steven J. Burke & Brad Thompson

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr. E618-D GH, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Ian Law

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Aggarwala, G., Iyengar, N., Burke, S.J. et al. Kawasaki disease: role of coronary CT angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 22, 803–805 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9110-y

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