The Adult After Kawasaki Disease. The Risks for Late Coronary Events

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 1921-1923

  Gersony, Welton M ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

aneurysm; myocardial flow reserve; myocardial infarction; myocarditis; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350743611     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.06.057     Document Type: Review

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