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Cardiac Involvement In Kawasaki Disease In Pakistani Children, Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad Matloob Alam, Mehnaz Atiq Ahmed
Cardiac Involvement In Kawasaki Disease In Pakistani Children, Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad Matloob Alam, Mehnaz Atiq Ahmed
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Introduction: Coronary artery involvement is the most dreaded long-term complication of Kawasaki disease. Our aim was to look at the pattern of cardiovascular involvement in Pakistani children admitted with Kawasaki disease.
Methods: This study included children admitted with Kawasaki disease at the Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi over a period of 14 years from January 1997 to December 2010. Information gathered included patient demographics, clinical features, investigations, echocardiographic findings, treatment and follow-up. Those with coronary artery involvement on initial echocardiogram remained on long-term follow-up with clinical examination and echocardiogram.
Results: A total of 56 patients were admitted. (Mean age at …