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November 1, 2004Acta Paediatrica

Coronary artery changes in patients with Kawasaki disease

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Population

Children with Kawasaki disease (most commonly aged 6 months to 5 years)

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LWL WoodGuy's Hospital

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Overview

Supports guideline-directed Kawasaki therapy in the UK; leaves open optimal dosing, resistance predictors, and long-term outcomes.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Children with Kawasaki disease (most commonly aged 6 months to 5 years)
I
Intervention
Immunoglobulin and aspirin
O
Outcome
Cardiac complications

Kawasaki disease is a major cause of acquired coronary abnormalities in children, and treatment with immunoglobulin and aspirin significantly reduces cardiac complications.

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L Wood (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8cfbf6f39c1cb8db990f36https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb00243.x
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