… The long-term sequelae of Kawasaki disease (KD) are based on the coronary complications…
this study was to assess the biophysical properties of the aorta (BPA) after KD. The BPA are …

… aortic IMT following KD. Our finding that patients more than two years following their acute
KD illness have increased aortic … There was some evidence that the difference in aortic IMT …

… ascending aorta in KD represents altered elastic properties similar to that induced by systemic
hypertension (HTN) [5]. To test this hypothesis, we assess the ascending aorta mechanics …

… Possible causes of endothelial dysfunction leading to atherosclerosis include elevated and
modified low-… In general, aortic PWV is measured as biophysical properties of the aorta using …

… alteration of the lipid profile and increased arterial stiffness, occurs in children after KD. The
… Importantly, the ascending aortic input impedance, which represents the hydraulic load …

… late-onset aortic or mitral insufficiency caused by thickening or deformation of fibrosed valves,
with the timing ranging from several months to years after the onset of Kawasaki disease. …

… Structural alteration Structural alteration of coronary arterial wall after KD has been … Increased
regional stiffness of the aorta and brachioradial and brachial-ankle arterial segments, as …

… The biophysical properties of the aorta are altered following … Altered central aortic elastic
properties in Kawasaki disease are related to changes in left ventricular geometry and coronary …

… by altering the physical and wave-reflective properties of the aorta and the arterial system.
These … dimension, after normalization for body surface area and for aortic annulus dimension. …