Zeitschrift für Gefäßmedizin und Chirurgie

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Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA) for Stenotic Lesions in Young Children with Coronary Artery Lesions after Kawasaki Disease

Makoto Watanabe*, Ryuji Fukazawa, Ryousuke Matsui, Kanae Shimada, Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Kouji Hashimoto, Masanori Abe, Mitsuhiro Kamisago

In coronary artery lesions after Kawasaki disease, calcified lesions tend to occur 6 years after the onset of Kawasaki disease. Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA) can be performed effectively and safely for Kawasaki disease coronary artery stenosis even in early childhood, although long-term observation is important because restenosis and new aneurysm formation have been noted after POBA, making it an effective treatment to improve myocardial ischemia.