More than 50 years have passed since Kawasaki disease (KD) was first reported. 1
According to a nationwide survey, the number of patients with KD who became adults was …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) as its
main complication. The diagnosis is based on the presence of persistent fever and clinical …

2522 JCS Joint Working Group was required, the Japanese Circulation Society Joint
Working Groups published the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a medium vessel vasculitis that affects young children. Despite
extensive research over the last 50 years, the etiology of KD remains an enigma. Seasonal …

In contrast to the candidate gene approach, whole genome scanning without hypothesis has
the advantage of identifying disease genes even if the functions of the genes are not …

Objective To explore acute and late coronary outcomes and their risk/modifiers in patients
with Kawasaki disease (KD). Design Retrospective study. Setting and patients 1073 patients …

Kawasaki disease (KD) has replaced acute rheumatic fever as the most common cause of
acquired heart disease in children in the developed world and is increasingly being …

Background/purpose Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common pediatric vasculitis. The
study aimed to identify the risk factors of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) …

A form of systemic vasculitis that affects mostly small and medium-sized vessels, Kawasaki
disease (KD) is most commonly found in children under the age of 5 years old. Though its …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by systemic vasculitis with unknown etiology.
Previous studies from Japan indicated that a gene polymorphism of ITPKC (rs28493229) is …