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Gerling, Stephan ; Dalla-Pozza, Robert ; Michel, Holger ; Jakob, André ; Melter, Michael ; Dechant, Markus Johannes

Successful non-invasive imaging of the coronary artery IMT in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease using high-resolution echocardiography

Gerling, Stephan , Dalla-Pozza, Robert, Michel, Holger, Jakob, André, Melter, Michael und Dechant, Markus Johannes (2024) Successful non-invasive imaging of the coronary artery IMT in pediatric patients with Kawasaki disease using high-resolution echocardiography. Scientific Reports 14 (1).

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 29 Okt 2024 07:23
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.59443


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Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of medium- and small-sized arteries. Abnormal intimal thickening may develop in the involved arterial area after regression of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA). Intimal dysfunction may induce local stenosis or arteriosclerosis in the future. In this case–control study, we investigated 29 consecutive KD patients [20 male, median current age, 7.9 ...

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of medium- and small-sized arteries. Abnormal intimal thickening may develop in the involved arterial area after regression of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA). Intimal dysfunction may induce local stenosis or arteriosclerosis in the future. In this case–control study, we investigated 29 consecutive KD patients [20 male, median current age, 7.9 years; median follow-up duration, 5.7 years] and a group of 29 healthy matched controls (CON) [19 male, median current age, 10.8 years]. They were assesed and compared for CAA, LVFS, GCS, GLS, coronary artery (CA) Z scores, carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and coronary artery IMT by high-resolution transthoracic echocardiography (hrTTE). Coronary artery IMT (caIMT) was significantly higher in patients with a maximal CA Z score > 2.5 in acute KD than in CON: KD caIMT: 0.62 mm [IQR, 0.57–0.72 mm] vs. 0.53 mm [0.51–0.60 mm], p = 0.043. CAAs were found in 15 (51.7%) patients with acute KD. The maximal median LCA Z score in acute KD was 2.57z [IQR, 1.93—3.2z] and in follow-up −0.39z [IQR, −1.25 to −0.36z]. There was no significant difference in carotid IMT between KD patients and CON. Signs of CA intima-media thickening were detected by hrTTE in patients with a maximal CA Z score > 2.5 in acute KD. These data indicate that these patients may be at risk for cardiovascular sequale even in the absence of permanent CA luminal abnormalities. Therefore long-term follow-up of this group of KD patients may be required.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftScientific Reports
Verlag:Springer
Band:14
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:1
Datum26 Oktober 2024
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
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WertTyp
10.1038/s41598-024-77345-2DOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsKawasaki disease, Aneurysm, Atherosclerosis, Coronary arteries, Intima-media thickness, Echocardiography
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenZum Teil
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-594434
Dokumenten-ID59443

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