Association between Coronary Artery Measurements and Retinal Microvasculature in Children with New Onset of Kawasaki Disease.

ABSTRACT: About a quarter of children with new onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) encounter coronary arterial involvement. While KD is known to cause vasculitis of medium-sized vessels, few studies have been done to study the involvement of the microcirculation. We aimed to investigate the association between coronary arterial dilatation and retinal microvasculature in a pilot setting, in order to further study the pathophysiological mechanism of KD from the perspective of small vessels changes. We performed a cross-sectional, observational, hospital-based study on 11 children aged 2 years and above with new-onset KD. Cardiac imaging technicians performed the echocardiographic examinations and recorded right coronary artery (RCA), left coronary artery (LCA) and left anterior descending artery (LAD). Qua

SUBMITTER: Lim EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853953 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature