Timing of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment and Risk of Coronary Artery Abnormalities in Children with Kawasaki Disease

Timing of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment and Risk of Coronary Artery Abnormalities in Children with Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease (KD) is a type of febrile self-limiting systemic vasculitis, which affects the coronary arteries (CA) and may cause cardiac ischemia during childhood and adult life. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has become the standard therapy for KD. However, it is still uncertain if CA outcom...

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Main Authors: Aswine K. Bal, Deepa Prasad, Maria Angela Umali Pamintuan, Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad, Anna Petrova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
children
coronary abnormalities
IVIG treatment
Kawasaki disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187595721400028X
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