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Predictive risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease.

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  • Predictive risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease. Abstract Text:

    taeyeun kimTaeyeun Kim,wooksun choiWooksun Choi,chan-wook wooChan-Wook Woo,byungmin choiByungmin Choi,junghwa leeJunghwa Lee,kwangchul leeKwangchul Lee,changsung sonChangsung Son,joowon leeJoowon Lee,

    Clinical characteristics to predict the development of coronary artery abnormalities (CAA) in Kawasaki disease (KD) were assessed by reviewing medical records of patients diagnosed with KD at Korea University Medical Center from March 2001 to February 2005. Of the 285 patients diagnosed with KD, 19 developed CAA (6.7%). Compared with the CAA(-) group, the CAA(+) group had a longer duration of fever after intravenous gamma-globulin (IVGG) injection (2.4+/-2.9 vs. 1.5+/-1.2 days, p=0.008) and higher C-reactive protein (CRP)(12.3+/-7.8 vs. 8.7+/-7.1 mg/dL, p=0.038). In particular, the CAA(+) group tended to have more than 7 days of fever before IVGG and more than 3 days of fever after IVGG (26.3 vs. 5.3%, p<0.001; 26.3 vs. 6.4%, p=0.002). When the IVGG responsiveness was defined by the presence of defervescence within 3 days after IVGG, IVGG-non-responders showed a higher incidence of CAA (22.7 vs. 5.3%, p=0.002). Non-responders had a longer duration of fever after IVGG (5.5+/-1.9 vs. 1.2+/-0.6 days, p<0.001) and a significantly increased CRP, AST, ALT and total bilirubin. Multivariate regression analysis for CAA showed that the only factor significantly associated with the development of CAA was total fever that lasted for longer than 8 days (OR=4.052, 95% CI=1.151-14.263, p=0.0293). Conclusively, the most important predictor of CAA in KD is total duration of fever longer than 8 days. Early identification of IVGG non-responders and active therapeutic intervention for fever in KD cases might decrease the incidence of CAA.

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    t kimT Kim,w choiW Choi,cw wooCW Woo,b choiB Choi,j leeJ Lee,k leeK Lee,c sonC Son,j leeJ Lee,

    For similar investigative techniques: epidemiologic methods: statistics as topic: probability: risk: risk factors research abstracts see: investigative techniques: epidemiologic methods: statistics as topic: probability: risk: risk factors research

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    PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

    Journal: European journal of pediatrics

    VOLUME: 166

    Page Numbers: 421-5

    Journal Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pediatr.

    ISSN: 0340-6199

    DAY: 11

    MONTH: 10

    YEAR: 2006

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    LANGUAGE: eng

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    KEYWORDS: Risk Factors

    MESH TERMS: epidemiology

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    Substance Name: Immunoglobulins, Intravenous

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    AFFILIATION: Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

    Country: Germany

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