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September 10, 2025Paediatrics & Child HealthOpen Access

Long-term cardiovascular outcomes and mortality following Kawasaki disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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FLFrancis LaoCRCal RobinsonDBDorota Borovsky

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Systematic review analyzes cardiovascular events and mortality risks in children with Kawasaki disease, suggesting low incidence rates.

Key Points

  • Cardiovascular events occurred in 0.85% of children, indicating a low long-term risk.
  • The incidence rate of cardiovascular events was 370 per 100,000 person-years, showing minimal occurrence.
  • Mortality occurred in 0.24% of children, reaffirming the overall low risk after Kawasaki disease diagnosis.
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis utilized data from 5072 articles, with 181 ultimately analyzed.

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Lao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c194029b7b07f3a061868ehttps://doi.org/10.1093/pch/pxaf003
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