Why the study?
Does 15 O-water PET detect impaired myocardial flow reserve and endothelial function in regressed aneurysmal regions in children with a history of Kawasaki disease compared to normal subjects?
Population
12 patients aged 16.0+/-2.6 years with a history of Kawasaki disease and 12 normal subjects aged 26.5+/-3.4…
Comparison
Evaluation of myocardial flow reserve and… vs Normal subjects (control group).
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Impaired MFR and endothelial function may persist after Kawasaki disease; hypothesis-generating for 15O-water PET in pediatric follow-up.
Does 15 O-water PET detect impaired myocardial flow reserve and endothelial function in regressed aneurysmal regions in children with a history of Kawasaki disease compared to normal subjects?
15 O-water PET demonstrates that myocardial flow reserve and endothelial function are often impaired in regressed aneurysmal regions after Kawasaki disease.
Furuyama et al. (2002) studied this question.
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