Why the study?
What are the long-term cardiovascular consequences and rates of coronary aneurysm regression in children with acute Kawasaki disease?
Population
594 consecutive children with acute Kawasaki disease between 1973 and 1983
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 to 21 years (mean, 13.6 years)
Authors
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Low MI/death rates despite aneurysms support conservative follow-up; leaves open optimal surveillance and intervention trials.
What are the long-term cardiovascular consequences and rates of coronary aneurysm regression in children with acute Kawasaki disease?
In children with acute Kawasaki disease, 25% develop coronary aneurysms, but long-term rates of myocardial infarction (1.9%) and death (0.8%) remain relatively low over a mean 13.6-year follow-up.
Kato et al. (1996) studied this question.
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