American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 584-588 , March 2009

Coronary artery fistula associated with Kawasaki disease

  • Chi-Di Liang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chi-Di Liang, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung County 833, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Ho-Chang Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuender D. Yang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Lu Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Po-Jen Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheung-Fat Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 17 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.020

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 584-588 , March 2009

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