Aspirin Dose and Treatment Outcomes in Kawasaki Disease: A Historical Control Study in Japan

• Main Authors: Yu Ito (Author), Takuya Matsui (Author), Kota Abe (Author), Takafumi Honda (Author), Kumi Yasukawa (Author), Jun-ichi Takanashi (Author), Hiromichi Hamada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aspirin has been used as a concomitant drug in the treatment of Kawasaki disease (KD). In recent years, there has been discussion concerning whether high-dose aspirin is appropriate for treatment in the acute phase of KD. We retrospectively investigated the incidence of coronary artery abnormalities...