Coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease according to patient age
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Coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease according to patient age
Background and aims Kawasaki disease (KD) is considered the leading cause of acquired heart disease in childhood in developed countries. Despite diagnose this disease is difficult in the case of infants, it is required a high clinical suspicion to ensure an early treatment. The aim of this study is compare clinical presentation and rate of coronary artery abnormalities (CAA) according to childr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p86