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Giant Aneurysm of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in a Pediatric Patient with Behcet’s Disease

Authors: Amanda L. Cook, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Derek A. Williams, Michael H. Hines

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 5/2010

Abstract

Behcet’s disease is a rare autoimmune vasculitis characterized by oral aphthosis, genital ulcers, and ocular and cutaneous lesions. Vascular involvement usually affects the veins more commonly than the arteries, and coronary arterial involvement is extremely rare. We report an adolescent with Behcet’s disease who developed a large pseudoaneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery requiring a coronary arterial bypass graft.

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Title: Giant Aneurysm of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in a Pediatric Patient with Behcet’s Disease
Authors: Amanda L. Cook
Kelly Rouster-Stevens
Derek A. Williams
Michael H. Hines
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9636-6

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