The long-term prognosis and follow-up of Kawasaki disease with coronary artery lesions
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2010.03.023
- VernacularTitle:川崎病合并冠状动脉损害的远期转归与随访
- Author:
Tingting SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome;
Coronary artery lesion;
Prognosis;
Follow-up
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2010;37(3):294-297
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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.
