Background: Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that leads to coronary
artery aneurysms in≈ 25% of untreated cases. It has been reported worldwide and is the …

Cardiac involvement is common in primary systemic vasculitides and may be due to direct
effect of the disease on the heart or due to therapy. We shall review involvement of the heart …

The vasculopathy of Kawasaki disease appears to be distinct from that of atherosclerosis,
and optimal management strategies for the two conditions differ. Patients with persistent or …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure aortic vascular stiffness from orthotopic
heart transplant (OHT) patients exposed to varying types of flow as a result of the presence …

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

Background: The characteristics of aortic elasticity are unclear in children with connective
tissue disorders (CTDs) such as Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) …

Non-invasive assessment of the elastic properties of the arterial wall is often performed with
ultrasound (US) imaging. The purpose of this study is to estimate mechanical properties of …

Vasculitis, a group of systemic inflammatory diseases that affect the cardiovascular (CV)
system, presents with a variety of clinical manifestations that depend on the size of the …

Background: Compliance of the aorta is important in maintaining normal cardiovascular
physiology. Pathological conditions can induce changes in elastic properties, having …

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