Risk factors and scores for prediction of coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease: a European monocentric study

• Main Authors: Adriano La Vecchia (Author), Rita Stracquadaino (Author), Lucia Mauri (Author), Lucia Augusta Baselli (Author), Rozan Abdallah (Author), Martina Cucchetti (Author), Anna Maria Colli (Author), Carlo Agostoni (Author), Rosa Maria Dellepiane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Japanese Kawasaki disease (KD) risk scores cannot be adopted in non-Japanese patients. In North American populations a baseline coronary artery Z-score > 2 and the Son score are associated with coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) at 4 and 8 weeks from disease onset. In European p...