Atherosclerosis in Survivors of Kawasaki Disease

Objectives To test the hypothesis that long-term survivors of low-risk Kawasaki disease (KD) have ongoing vascular inflammation and dysfunction and a higher risk of accelerated atherosclerosis than healthy control subjects. Study design Twenty-eight patients with KD (7-20 years after acute illness)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of pediatrics 2009-10, Vol.155 (4), p.572-577
Hauptverfasser:	Gupta-Malhotra, Monesha, MBBS, Gruber, Dorota, MS, GC, Abraham, Seena S., MBBS, Roman, Mary J., MD, Zabriskie, John B., MD, Hudgins, Lisa C., MD, Flynn, Patrick A., MD, Levine, Daniel M., MD, Okorie, Uzoma, MD, Baday, Aline, MS, Schiller, Myles S., MD, Maturi, Janet, MS, RD, Meehan, Diane, MS, RD, Dyme, Joshua, MD, Parker, Thomas S., MD, Wittkowski, Knut M., PhD, ScD, Gersony, Welton M., MD, Cooper, Rubin S., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute-Phase Proteins - metabolism Adolescent Adult Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research) Atherosclerosis - diagnosis Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - metabolism Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Carotid Arteries - pathology Case-Control Studies Cytokines - blood Female General aspects Humans Inflammation Mediators - blood Lipids - blood Male Medical sciences Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - metabolism Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - pathology Pediatrics Risk Factors Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Young Adult
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