Association between Coronary Artery Abnormality and Serum Amyloid A in Kawasaki Disease.
- Author:
Jin suk SUH
1
;
Hwa young JEE
;
Ohgun KWON
;
Hae yong LEE
Author Information
1. Deparment of Pediatrics, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea. Reehy@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Kawasaki disease;
Serum amyloid A;
Coronary artery abnormality
- MeSH:
Amyloid;
Bilirubin;
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Coronary Vessels*;
Gangwon-do;
Humans;
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*;
Serum Amyloid A Protein*;
Troponin I
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society
2007;11(3):229-234
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Kawasaki disease can cause cardiovascular complications if not properly treated from the beginning. Recently, serum amyloid A(SAA) was reported to be a predictive factor of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it was examined whether the existence of coronary artery abnormality in Kawasaki disease can be predicted in acute stage. METHODS: Forty nine patients who were diagnosed with Kawasaki disease between October, 2006 and May, 2007 at Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine were selected for this study. We reviewed results of CBC, AST, ALT, CK, LDH, total bilirubin, albumin, CRP, CK-MB, troponin-I, LDL, HDL, SAA, ESR. We divided the patients into two groups: Group A consisting of patients with coronary artery lesions, and group B consisting of patients without coronary artery lesions. RESULTS: CRP was significantly higher in group A (group A 11.0+/-7.0 mg/dL vs group B 5.3+/-5.3 mg/dL, P=0.030). SAA was slightly higher in group A but did not show any statistical significance (group A 283.8+/-357.3 microgram/mL vs group B 133.2+/-293.4 microgram/mL, P=0.128). Binary regression analysis was used to identify the significance of SAA as a predictor of coronary artery abnormality but did not find any significance (SAA OR=1.000, 95% CI=0.998-1.002, P=0.950). CONCLUSION: SAA are not significant predictors of coronary artery abnormality in Kawasaki disease but are non specific factors which increase in the acute stage.
