Diagnostic methods of myocardial ischemia in Kawasaki disease with coronary artery lesions / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Kawasaki disease (KD) without proper treatment,the incidence of coronary artery lesions is up to 25％.Some of them develope of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA),obstructive coronary artery disease(stenosis,occlusion or thrombosis).KD with CAA in children need long term follow-up.Electrocardiogram(ECG) and two-dimensional echocardiography(2DE) are still the basic means of checking for follow-up.KD with CAA who should be preferred magnetic resonance imaging examination.Dobutamine stress echocardiography or coronary angiography should be done with suggestive of myocardial ischemia in ECG or 2DE.