Extracardial Vasculopathy After Kawasaki Disease: A Long‐Term Follow‐up Study

BackgroundKawasaki disease (KD) is a pediatric vasculitis with coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) as a major complication. Controversy exists about cardiovascular risk later in life. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether KD patients are at increased risk, as assessed by carotid intima‐media thick...

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Main Authors: Sanne M. Dietz, Carline E. Tacke, Eric de Groot, Irene M. Kuipers, Barbara A. Hutten, Taco W. Kuijpers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003414