Why the study?
Does cardiac transplantation improve survival in patients with severe Kawasaki disease-related cardiac complications?
Population
13 Kawasaki disease patients who underwent cardiac transplantation for severe myocardial dysfunction, severe…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 6 years
Authors
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May support transplantation feasibility in severe Kawasaki disease; leaves open survival benefit in larger prospective studies.
Does cardiac transplantation improve survival in patients with severe Kawasaki disease-related cardiac complications?
Cardiac transplantation is a feasible and beneficial option for patients with severe Kawasaki disease-related cardiac complications who are not candidates for revascularization.
Checchia et al. (1997) studied this question.
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