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Surgical treatment for aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction caused by Kawasaki disease
T Takahashi1, K Taniguchi, H Matsuda
1First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Cardiology in the Young
|July 29, 1998
Abstract:
A 10-year-old girl required replacement of the aortic valve because of massive regurgitation caused by Kawasaki disease at the age of 3 months. Postoperatively, left ventricular function and mass improved remarkably, with reduction of both hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis. During a follow-up period of 10 years, she has been free from any cardiac event.