Coronary artery complications in patients with Kawasaki disease who successfully responded to the standard initial IVIG treatment
Approximately 1% of patients with non-refractory KD may develop CA sequelae. Our findings highlight the importance of initial echocardiographic assessment and early initiation of IVIG treatments for patients with KD.
Authors
- Masanari Kuwabara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-4347)
- Tohru Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7630-5367)
- Koki Kosami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1050-2699)
- Ryusuke Ae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2660-530X)
- Naoto Kato
- Sotaro Takaki
Institutions
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
- National Center For Child Health and Development (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327419
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72