Lipid-rich plaque in possible coronary sequelae of Kawasaki disease detected by optical frequency domain imaging

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2015 Oct;30(4):367-71. doi: 10.1007/s12928-014-0305-1. Epub 2014 Oct 29.

Abstract

Potential risk for early development of atherosclerosis in patients with antecedent-Kawasaki disease (KD) is now attracting more attention. A 47-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of calcification exclusively in the proximal segment of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) on chest CT. Coronary CT revealed a severe stenosis at the inlet of the aneurysm with eggshell-like calcification in the proximal LAD, highly suspecting the presence of coronary sequelae of KD. During the rotational atherectomy-based interventional procedure, optical frequency domain imaging, a new generation of optical coherence tomography, clearly depicted lipid deposition in the culprit lesion.

Keywords: Intravascular ultrasound imaging; Kawasaki disease; Optical coherence tomography; Optical frequency domain imaging; Rotational atherectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / etiology
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lipids*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnosis*
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / etiology
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / metabolism
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*

Substances

  • Lipids