Prevalence of antecedent Kawasaki disease in young adults with suspected acute coronary syndrome in high incidence cohort

Prevalence of antecedent Kawasaki disease in young adults with suspected acute coronary syndrome in high incidence cohort

BackgroundAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) in early adulthood (<40 years old) may be associated with unrevealed diagnoses of Kawasaki disease (KD) in childhood. Daniels et al. showed that 5% of young adults with acute coronary syndrome might have antecedent Kawasaki disease in a cohort with Kawa...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Cheng Shyu, Chiung-Jen Wu, Yun-Ching Fu, Yi-Chin Peng, Tzu-Yao Chuang, Ho-Chang Kuo, Kai-Sheng Hsieh, I-Hsin Tai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
Kawasaki disease (KD)
prevalence
acute coronary syndrome
coronary aneurysm
low-density lipoprotein
young adult
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1167771/full

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