Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2019; 7(21): 3583-3589
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3583
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a young adult survivor with sequelae of childhood Kawasaki disease: A case report
Ke-Fu Zhu, Li-Jiang Tang, Shao-Ze Wu, Yi-Min Tang
Ke-Fu Zhu, Li-Jiang Tang, Shao-Ze Wu, Yi-Min Tang, Department of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu KF collected the patient’s clinical data and drafted the manuscript; Tang LJ reviewed the literature; Wu SZ contributed to analysis and interpretation of the imaging; Tang YM collected the patient’s clinical data and revised the manuscript; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by the Program of Zhejiang Chinese medicine science and technology, No. 2018ZQ004
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Yi-Min Tang, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Lingyin Road No. 12, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Province, China. tangyimin_zh@163.com
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Received: June 10, 2019
Peer-review started: June 10, 2019
First decision: September 9, 2019
Revised: September 29, 2019
Accepted: October 15, 2019
Article in press: October 15, 2019
Published online: November 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute type of systemic vasculitis involving small to medium-sized muscular arteries in childhood. One of the most severe complications of KD is coronary artery aneurysms. We reported a case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of a young adult survivor, who probably had KD during childhood. Undiagnosed and untreated KD can have serious long-term sequelae. Few patients who suffer a late sequela of KD can survive from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation is very critical for survival of sudden cardiac arrest.