The long-term prognosis and follow-up of Kawasaki disease with coronary artery lesions / 国际儿科学杂志
International Journal of Pediatrics
;
(6): 294-297, 2010.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-390056
ABSTRACT
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of children and the principal cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries. The recent follow-up studies of KD revealed that cardiac sequelae had been observed for many years in a minority of patients with KD. Cardiac sequelae especially the coronary artery aneurysm is the leading cause of ischemic heart disease or even the sudden death.The long-term management of KD was developed in many countries in order to prevent the cardiac events.This paper reviews the long-term prognosis and follow-up of KD.
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Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
International Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2010
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