Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease: Risk Factors for Progressive Disease and Adverse Cardiac Events in the US Population

Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease: Risk Factors for Progressive Disease and Adverse Cardiac Events in the US Population

Background The natural history of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment in the United States is not well described. We describe the natural history of CAA in US Kawasaki disease (KD) patients and identify factors associated with major adverse cardiac event...

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Main Authors: Kevin G. Friedman, Kimberly Gauvreau, Akiko Hamaoka‐Okamoto, Alexander Tang, Erika Berry, Adriana H. Tremoulet, Vidya S. Mahavadi, Annette Baker, Sarah D. deFerranti, David R. Fulton, Jane C. Burns, Jane W. Newburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular outcomes
coronary aneurysm
Kawasaki disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003289

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https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003289

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