Why the study?
Is the long-term mortality rate higher among patients with a history of Kawasaki disease compared to the general population?
Is the long-term mortality rate higher among patients with a history of Kawasaki disease compared to the general population?
Males with cardiac sequelae from Kawasaki disease have a significantly higher long-term mortality rate compared to the general population, whereas females and those without sequelae do not.
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May support targeted surveillance in males with Kawasaki sequelae; leaves open causality and need for prospective confirmation.
Nakamura et al. (2007) studied this question.
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