| A Case of Intracoronary Collaterals Misinterpreted as Segmental Stenosis in Kawasaki Disease
- Descriptive Method of Coronary Arterial Lesions - |
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Hee-Sun Chung, Young-Yoo Kim, Seung-Il Kim, Jong-Wan Kim, yung-Tai Whang |
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Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
| 가와사끼병에서 분절성 협착으로 오인한 관상동맥내 측부순환 - 증례보고 및 관상동맥 병변의 표시방법 - |
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정희선, 김영유, 김승일, 김종완, 황경태 |
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가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Jong-Wan Kim, Email: 1
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| Abstract |
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Visualization of coronary collaterals in coronary arteriography performed in vivo constitutes an important finding, and particularly in the presence of coronary artery disease, it allows observations related to the hemodynamic consequences of the disease process. Undoubtedly, the presence of collateral flow indicates that a compensatory mechanism has developed to ameliorate the detrimental effect of blood flow cessation due to obstruction of the arterial pathways. By definition, intracoronary collaterals are connections between branches of the same coronary artery. In general, in a coronary arteriogram obtained in vivo, their incidence is lower than that of intercoronary collaterals.
We experienced a case of intracollateral circulation, seen extending from the aneurysm through the first segment filled with the right ventricular branch like vessels(OC, Seg 1. CL, intra. Seg 1-2. ANl, Seg 1. CL, inter. Seg 4-8.). Intercollaterals originated from the distal circumflex branch of the left coronary artery, passing through a posterior descending branch and later filled the right ventricular branch of the right coronary artery(OC, Seg 15. LSmd, Seg 6. ANm, Seg 6-7. CL, inter. Seg 15-4.) in a 9-year-old male with Kawasaki disease. |
| Key Words:
Intracollateral circulation, Intercollateral circulation, Kawasaki disease |
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