Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5612460 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Arterial stiffness was increased in children with KD. There was no association between acute-phase KD coronary involvement and PWV. This implies that patients with KD may be at increased cardiovascular risk in the future.
Keywords
PWSLVESDLVEDdPWVAODLVMIBPDBPSPWDLeft ventricular end-diastolic dimensionCharacteristic impedanceInput impedanceLeft ventricularLeft ventricular end-systolic dimensionAOSKawasaki diseaseTransit timePulse-wave velocityLeft ventricular mass indexCoronary artery lesionVascular functiondiastolic blood pressuresystolic blood pressurePulse pressurecalejection fractionShortening fraction
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Authors
Abdullah MD, Yahya MD, James E. PhD, Astrid M. MSc, George G.S. MB, ChB,