Cardiovascular Involvement in Kawasaki Disease Is Much More Than Mere Coronary Arteritis

Cardiovascular Involvement in Kawasaki Disease Is Much More Than Mere Coronary Arteritis

Kawasaki disease (KD) is now a common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Coronary artery involvement is the most serious complication in children with KD. Several non-coronary complications have now been identified in this condition but these are often overlooked. Myocarditis is an integra...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Kumar Pilania, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Sanjeev Hanumantacharya Naganur, Surjit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
cardiac biomarkers
echocardiography
Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease shock syndrome
myocarditis
pericarditis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.526969/full

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