BACKGROUND Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a rare acute febrile illness due to multi-organ vasculitis. It most often affects children under five years of age. Coronary artery aneurysms are seen in about 25% of children with KD. Selective invasive coronary angiography was considered to be the gold standard for diagnosis and follow-up of coronary artery aneurysms, thrombosis and stenosis in patients wit...

a 48-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of typical chest pain, cold sweat, and dyspnea of 24 hours’ duration. she had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus for many years. on admission, her electrocardiogram (ecg) revealed normal sinus rhythm and dynamic t inversion in the precordial leads. her enzyme levels were normal. transthora...