Abstract

Coronary artery (CA) vasculitis in Kawasaki disease (KD) varies from no dilatation to aneurysmal dilatation. On the other hand, when determining CA Z-scores, CA dominance is not taken into account. It is plausible that CA dominance influences the CA dilatation status during KD assessment. HYPOTHESIS: 1) With the exception of CA aneurysms, KD-induced CA dilatation will regress to normal size in the majority of cases. 2) In cases with “persistent” CA dilatation, the phenomenon is due to ipsilateral CA dominance.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call