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What factors are associated with increased type-B natriuretic peptide (BNP) production in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease?
What factors are associated with increased type-B natriuretic peptide (BNP) production in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease?
In the acute phase of Kawasaki disease, elevated BNP levels are strongly associated with systemic inflammation (particularly IL-6) rather than left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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May link IL-6-driven inflammation to BNP elevation in Kawasaki disease without LV dysfunction; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Kishimoto et al. (2011) studied this question.
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