Cardiovascular Involvement in Kawasaki Disease Is Much More Than Mere Coronary Arteritis

• Main Authors: Rakesh Kumar Pilania (Author), Ankur Kumar Jindal (Author), Dharmagat Bhattarai (Author), Sanjeev Hanumantacharya Naganur (Author), Surjit Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is now a common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Coronary artery involvement is the most serious complication in children with KD. Several non-coronary complications have now been identified in this condition but these are often overlooked. Myocarditis is an integra...