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SERIAL ECHOCARDIOGRAMS REVEAL OCCULT CORONARY DILATION IN PATIENTS WITH KAWASAKI DISEASE

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Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute childhood vasculitis that can lead to coronary dilation and aneurysm. Historically, a dichotomous definition for coronary outcomes has existed, however more recently an intermediate… Click to show full abstract

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute childhood vasculitis that can lead to coronary dilation and aneurysm. Historically, a dichotomous definition for coronary outcomes has existed, however more recently an intermediate group has been described termed “occult dilation” (OD) defined as patients with

Keywords: coronary dilation; reveal occult; dilation; kawasaki disease; serial echocardiograms; echocardiograms reveal

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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