KD can lead to coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), making it the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin has diminished the incidence of CAA from 20% to 25% to about half, IVIG resistance occurs in up to 20...
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. In fact, if not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. After 50 years of research, including genetic studies, scientists hav...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute pediatric vasculitis mostly occurring in children under the age of five. Although its exact pathogenesis remains unknown, KD is hypothesized to be caused by infectious triggers, such as the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, that elicit a hyperinflammatory response in gen...
川崎病(Kawasaki disease,KD)是一种好发于5岁以下婴幼儿的急性全身性血管炎性疾病,临床上又称之为皮肤黏膜淋巴综合征,其主要病理改变是全身性血管炎,累及动脉、静脉及毛细血管,尤其是以冠状动脉病变较为明显,可导致冠状动脉瘤、心肌梗塞、缺血性心脏病,严重时甚至可猝死,已逐渐发展成为发达国家或地区婴幼儿获得性心...
Coronary arteritis in Kawasaki disease can lead to serious complications such myocardial infarction and sudden death. The identification of coronary manifestations with a method that is minimally invasive and of low radiation exposure is therefore important inpaediatric patients with Kawasaki disease. Coronar...
KD can lead to coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), making it the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin has diminished the incidence of CAA from 20% to 25% to about half, IVIG resistance occurs in up to 20...
Kawasaki disease(川崎病)is every parent's nightmare(噩梦).This rare illness is the chief cause of acquired heart disease in babies and young children.Historically,it's been difficult for doctors to spot it,until recently,when a young inventor developed an app that can find it out.Ellen's in...
of the triggers [of MIS-C], that's going to teach us a lot about Kawasaki Disease and lead us to better understanding of how it can be so detrimental to the heart," she said, adding that her hospital is seeing not just MIS-C patients, but a "remarkable rise" in Kawasaki...
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) explains that Kawasaki disease leads to swelling, or inflammation, of the body’s tissues and can cause inflammation of the heart and coronary arteries. This inflammation can lead toheart problemssuch as aneurysms and blood clots or even a heart attack. ...
Kawasaki disease: a comprehensive review Introduction and purpose: Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of medium arteries, and it affects children under 5 years old. It can lead ... A Osiejewska,D Wojtachnio,JM Bartoszewicz,... - 《Journal of Education Health & Sport》 ...