Background: Long-term physiological dysfunction in coronary/systemic vasculature may
persist in individuals with Kawasaki disease even in the absence of coronary artery …

BackgroundKawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis. Cardiac complications are
frequent and include endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary anomalies. Thus far …

BackgroundKawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis. Cardiac complications are
frequent and include endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary anomalies. So far, the …

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis. Patients with previous KD
have increased risk of coronary arterial aneurysms (CAA) and early-onset arteriosclerosis …

Background We compared the long-term health of adults with prior Kawasaki disease (KD)
to controls and determined whether outcomes varied by coronary artery (CA) status …

First described in Japan 50 years ago, Kawasaki disease is a worldwide multisystem
disease. It is an acute self-limited vasculitis of unknown etiology that can lead to coronary …

Background Recent studies have suggested that Kawasaki disease (KD) may cause
endothelial dysfunction, which can potentially induce atherosclerosis. However, there is still …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether patients after Kawasaki disease (KD) have increased risk
factors and abnormalities suggestive of early atherosclerosis in systemic arteries. STUDY …

Objectives: The objective of our study was to compare the indices of vascular health in
Kawasaki disease (KD) patients to those of control subjects. Background: The literature on …

Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic pediatric vasculitis. Its main complication
is the development of coronary arterial aneurysms (CAA), causing an increased risk for …