Prognostic nutrition index as a predictor of coronary artery aneurysm in Kawasaki Disease

• Main Authors: I-Hsin Tai (Author), Pei-Lin Wu (Author), Mindy Ming-Huey Guo (Author), Jessica Lee (Author), Chi-Hsiang Chu (Author), Kai-Sheng Hsieh (Author), Ho-Chang Kuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kawasaki Disease (KD) is considered a major acquired heart disease in children under the age of 5. Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) can occur in serious cases despite extreme therapy efforts. Previous studies have reported low serum albumin level was associated with disease outcome...