Background The long-term sequelae of Kawasaki disease (KD) are based on the coronary
complications. Because KD causes generalized vasculitis, with documented aneurysms in …

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence has suggested that patients display altered arterial
elasticity after Kawasaki disease (KD). However, changes in the elastic properties of the …

Background—Histopathological findings in the acute stage of Kawasaki disease (KD)
indicate widespread vascular inflammation that involves not only coronary arteries but also …

Background It remains unclear whether systemic arterial beds other than the coronary
arteries are truly healthy in patients without coronary artery lesions (CAL) after Kawasaki …

Background and aims The cardiovascular risk following Kawasaki disease (KD), especially
in those without coronary artery changes or with regressed coronary artery lesions, is …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It remains controversial whether Kawasaki disease (KD) is
a risk factor for the early onset of atherosclerosis. The purpose of the present study was to …

Background Kawasaki Disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis of medium sized vessels, is the
most common cause of acquired heart disease among children in the developed world …

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 Patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) are at risk for developing coronary artery
lesions, but the association of noncoronary changes such as mitral regurgitation (MR) and/or …

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 …